congratular

/kõ.ɡɾɐ.tu.ˈlaɾ/

//kõ.ɡɾɐ.tu.ˈlaɾ// verb

The verdict

“congratular” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,543 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,543
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - apresentar congratulações; agradecer, felicitar, parabenizar

Key facts for congratular
PropertyValue
Headwordcongratular
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.ɡɾɐ.tu.ˈlaɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#97,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “congratular” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). congratular lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

congratular is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,543 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /kõ.ɡɾɐ.tu.ˈlaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for congratular in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is congratular, spelled C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    apresentar congratulações; agradecer, felicitar, parabenizar
  2. 2
    regozijar-se, ficar contente, rejubilar

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "congratular"?
"congratular" is spelled C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ɡɾɐ.tu.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "congratular" mean?
As a verb, "congratular" means: apresentar congratulações; agradecer, felicitar, parabenizar
How do you pronounce "congratular"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "congratular" is /kõ.ɡɾɐ.tu.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "congratular" come from?
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Using “congratular”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kõ.ɡɾɐ.tu.ˈlaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list