contagiante
/kõ.tɐ.ˈʒjɐ̃.tɨ/
The verdict
“contagiante” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #23,949 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #23,949
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que contagia
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contagiante |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /kõ.tɐ.ˈʒjɐ̃.tɨ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #23,949 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contagiante” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for contagiante is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.tɐ.ˈʒjɐ̃.tɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,949 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for contagiante, with forms such as "ccontagiante", "cnotagiante", and "conatgiante". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is contagiante, spelled C-O-N-T-A-G-I-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1que contagia
- 2que se espalha facilmente entre as pessoas
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccontagiante,cnotagiante,conatgiante,conntagiante,contagainte,contaggiante,contagianet,contagiannte,contagiantte,contagiatne,contaginate,contaigante,contgaiante,conttagiante,cotnagiante,ocntagiante
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contagiante - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “contagiante”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-T-A-G-I-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kõ.tɐ.ˈʒjɐ̃.tɨ/ (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
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.