contêiner
Portuguese, noun/kõˈtej.neʁ/
contêiner is spelled C-O-N-T-Ê-I-N-E-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 37,239th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contêiner is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “container (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “equipamento utilizado para transportar carga”.
What does contêiner mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilmasculinecontainer (a very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. equipamento utilizado para transportar carga
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 contêiner
- contêineres plural
- contêiners plural rare
- container alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contêiner?
- Brazil /kõˈtej.neʁ/
- Brazil [kõˈteɪ̯.neh]
- /kõˈtej.neɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contêiner
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contêiner in Portuguese?
contêiner appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).