contar
/kõ.ˈtaɾ/
The verdict
“contar” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #740
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enumerar os elementos de uma série
Corpus desk
Index PT-contar · contar · Portuguese
contar · rank #740 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #740
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH feita
Nearest frequency peer: feita (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “contar”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Carlos
Carlos
99,264 corpus weight
- comunicação
comunicação
99,263 corpus weight
- contar
contar
99,261 corpus weight
- feita
feita
99,260 corpus weight
- ministério
ministério
99,259 corpus weight
- morrer
morrer
99,258 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “contar” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kõ.ˈtaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #740 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “contar” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around contar (IPA /kõ.ˈtaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #740 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for contar, with forms such as "ccontar", "cnotar", and "conatr". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cota", "costa", "conto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is contar, spelled C-O-N-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1enumerar os elementos de uma série
- 2narrar uma história
- 3ser equipado (regência verbal com preposição: com)
- 4esperar, torcer por algo
- 5incluir num grupo (regência verbal com preposição: com)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how contar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nosso desafio é descobrir maneiras novas de contar essas histórias.
A nova versão do carro ainda conta com um motor mais potente em relação a versão anterior.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccontar
- cnotar
- conatr
- conntar
- contarr
- conttar
- cotnar
- ocntar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contar - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contar", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "contar". Here's where to go from here.
- "contar" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "cota". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #740 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.