contado
Portuguese, adjective/kõˈta.du/
contado is spelled C-O-N-T-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 9,972nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “in the exact or just amount, with no leftovers; limited, restricted, tight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of contar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dado por conta”.
What does contado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
in the exact or just amount, with no leftovers; limited, restricted, tight
dinheiro contado
- 2
coming into an end
Os seus dias estão contados.
verb
- 1
past participle of contar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. dado por conta 2. referido 3. à vista 4. narrado
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 contado
- contada feminine
- contados masculine plural
- contadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contado?
- Brazil /kõˈta.du/
- Portugal /kõˈta.du/
- Portugal [kõˈta.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contado in Portuguese?
contado appears 6.6 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).