contemplar

//kõ.tẽ.ˈplaɾ// verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,664

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

contemplar is aPortugueseverb. It means: olhar, observar, atenta ou embevecidamente Pronounced /kõ.tẽ.ˈplaɾ/. Often confused with contemplada.

Key facts for contemplar
PropertyValue
Headwordcontemplar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.tẽ.ˈplaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,664
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for contemplar is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.tẽ.ˈplaɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #19,664 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for contemplar, with forms such as "ccontemplar", "cnotemplar", and "conetmplar". 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 contemplar, spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    olhar, observar, atenta ou embevecidamente
  2. 2
    considerar com admiração ou com amor
  3. 3
    ver ou admirar com o pensamento
  4. 4
    dar algo como prêmio

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontemplar,cnotemplar,conetmplar,conntemplar,contemlpar,contemmplar,contempalr,contemplarr,contempllar,contemplra,contempplar,contepmlar,contmeplar,conttemplar,cotnemplar,ocntemplar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contemplar

Misspelling Variants of "contemplar"

ccontemplar11cnotemplar10conetmplar10conntemplar11contemlpar10contemmplar11contempalr10contemplarr11
Misspelling Variants of "contemplar"

Frequency rank: #19,664 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contemplar"?
"contemplar" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-M-P-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tẽ.ˈplaɾ/.
What does "contemplar" mean?
As a verb, "contemplar" means: olhar, observar, atenta ou embevecidamente
What words are commonly confused with "contemplar"?
"contemplar" 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 "contemplar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contemplar" is /kõ.tẽ.ˈplaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contemplar" come from?
"contemplar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.