contrahacer

From contra (“against”) +‎ hacer (“to make”).

• IPA^(key): /kontɾaaˈθeɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾa.aˈθeɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kontɾaaˈseɾ/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾa.aˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: con‧tra‧ha‧cer

contrahacer (first-person singular present contrahago, first-person singular preterite contrahíce, past participle contrahecho)

1. (transitive) to counterfeit, to fake or imitate
2. (reflexive) to pretend to be

   Synonym: fingir

• “contrahacer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025