contar
Portuguese, verb/kõˈta(ʁ)/
contar is spelled C-O-N-T-A-R (6 letters) and appears 132 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 739th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to tell (to convey given information)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “enumerar os elementos de uma série”.
What does contar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to tell (to convey given information)
Eles nos contaram que quase morreram.
- 2
to tell; to narrate (relate a story or series of events)
Às vezes precisamos contar umas mentiras.
- 3
to count (determine the quantity of)
Contei vinte maçãs.
- 4
to be [an amount of time] old; to have [an amount of time] of existence
O seu primeiro filho conta já dezoito anos.
- 5
to rely, to count
Contamos contigo para trazer a munição.
- 6
to have at one’s disposal; to have available
Nosso país conta com um exército medíocre.
- 7
to count; to matter (be of significance)
Aquele ponto não contou, porque o jogador fez falta.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. enumerar os elementos de uma série 2. narrar uma história 3. ser equipado (regência verbal com preposição: com) 4. esperar, torcer por algo
verb: 1. primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo contar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo contar 3. infinitivo pessoal da primeira pessoa do singular do verbo contar 4. infinitivo pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular 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 contar
- conto first-person present singular
- contei first-person preterite singular
- contado participle past
- contares infinitive second-person singular
- contarmos first-person infinitive plural
- contardes infinitive plural second-person
- contarem infinitive plural third-person
- contando gerund
- contados masculine participle past
- contada feminine participle past
- contadas feminine participle past
- contas indicative present second-person
- conta indicative present singular
- contamos first-person indicative plural
- contais indicative plural present
- contam indicative plural present
- contava first-person imperfect indicative
- contavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contar?
- Brazil /kõˈta(ʁ)/
- Brazil [kõˈta(h)]
- /kõˈta(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contar in Portuguese?
contar appears 132 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).