contemplação

//kõ.tẽ.plɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,018

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

contemplação is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato de contemplar Pronounced /kõ.tẽ.plɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Often confused with contemplada.

Key facts for contemplação
PropertyValue
Headwordcontemplação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.tẽ.plɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters12
Frequency rank#27,018
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of contemplação in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for contemplação is 12 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.tẽ.plɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,018 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for contemplação, with forms such as "ccontemplação", "cnotemplação", and "conetmplação". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "contemplada", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is contemplação, spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-L-A-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de contemplar
  2. 2
    meditação
  3. 3
    visão de origem supostamente divina

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontemplação,cnotemplação,conetmplação,conntemplação,contemlpação,contemmplação,contempalção,contemplaãço,contemplaçoã,contempllação,contemplçaão,contempplação,contepmlação,contmeplação,conttemplação,cotnemplação,ocntemplação

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contemplação

Misspelling Variants of "contemplação"

ccontemplação13cnotemplação12conetmplação12conntemplação13contemlpação12contemmplação13contempalção12contemplaãço12
Misspelling Variants of "contemplação"

Frequency rank: #27,018 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contemplação"?
"contemplação" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-L-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tẽ.plɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "contemplação" mean?
As a noun, "contemplação" means: ato de contemplar
What words are commonly confused with "contemplação"?
"contemplação" is commonly confused with "contemplada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contemplação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contemplação" is /kõ.tẽ.plɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contemplação" come from?
"contemplação" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.