contemplação
Portuguese, noun/kõ.tẽ.plaˈsɐ̃w̃/
contemplação is spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-L-A-Ç-Ã-O (12 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 27,005th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contemplação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “the act of beholding (staring with awe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de contemplar”.
What does contemplação mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe act of beholding (staring with awe)
- 2
femininethe act of contemplating (considering with attention)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de contemplar 2. meditação 3. visão de origem supostamente divina
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 contemplação
- contemplações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contemplação?
- Brazil /kõ.tẽ.plaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [kõ.tẽ.plaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /kõ.tẽ.plɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contemplação
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contemplação in Portuguese?
contemplação appears 1.4 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).