conta
Portuguese, noun/ˈkõ.tɐ/
conta is spelled C-O-N-T-A (5 letters) and appears 407 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 225th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Conta is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “operation, calculation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of contar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualquer operação de aritmética”.
What does conta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoperation, calculation
Resolva essa conta: cinco mais sete.
- 2
feminineaccount (a registration of someone’s permission to use a service, such as a bank or website)
A minha conta não tem um centavo furado.
- 3
femininebead (small perforated object that can be threaded)
O fio do colar estourou e as contas caíram no chão.
- 4
femininebill; check (document that lists values to be paid)
A conta de luz deu trezentos reais esse mês.
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. qualquer operação de aritmética 2. cada um dos grupos de registros de um resumo contábil, balanço, etc 3. lista de preços de mercadorias compradas 4. registro de transações bancárias
verb: 1. segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo contar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of conta
- contas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce conta?
- Brazil /ˈkõ.tɐ/
- Portugal /ˈkõ.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to conta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is conta in Portuguese?
conta appears 407 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).