contagiar

/kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒjaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈa/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒja/

//kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒjaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈa/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒja// verb

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The verdict

“contagiar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,849
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - propagar por meio de contágio (doença)

Corpus desk

Index PT-contagiar · contagiar · Portuguese

contagiar · rank #42,849 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,849
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH condutividade

Nearest frequency peer: condutividade (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “contagiar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “contagiar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contagiar vs contatar
78% similar
contagiar vs contágio
67% similar
contagiar vs contrariar
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contagiar
PropertyValue
Headwordcontagiar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒjaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈa/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒja/
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,849
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “contagiar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).contagiarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “condutividade” (#42,848), “contagioso” (#42,850), “cortante” (#42,854). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “contagiar” fica em #42,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around contagiar (IPA /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒjaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈa/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒja/), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,849 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for contagiar, with forms such as "ccontagiar", "cnotagiar", and "conatgiar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "contatar", "contágio", "contrariar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is contagiar, spelled C-O-N-T-A-G-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    propagar por meio de contágio (doença)
  2. 2
    provocar corrupção
  3. 3
    adquirir uma doença através de contágio

Synonyms

apegarcontaminarinfectarpegarcorromperpervertercontaminarinfectar

This word in other languages

infect(English)contagiar(Español)infecter(Français)anstecken(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontagiar
  • cnotagiar
  • conatgiar
  • conntagiar
  • contagair
  • contaggiar
  • contagiarr
  • contagira
  • contaigar
  • contgaiar
  • conttagiar
  • cotnagiar
  • ocntagiar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contagiar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccontagiar1cnotagiar2conatgiar2conntagiar1contagair2contaggiar1contagiarr1contagira2
Edit distance from "contagiar"

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 "contagiar"?
"contagiar" is spelled C-O-N-T-A-G-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒjaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈa/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒja/.
What does "contagiar" mean?
As a verb, "contagiar" means: propagar por meio de contágio (doença)
What words are commonly confused with "contagiar"?
"contagiar" is commonly confused with "contatar", "contágio", "contrariar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contagiar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contagiar" is /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒjaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈa/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒja/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contagiar" come from?
"contagiar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contagiar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

balística#42,798astrólogo#42,788asterisco#42,787herbicida#42,958

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

bifurcação13 variantsinflamado13 variantsinsalubre13 variantslamentação13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list