contentor

/kõ.tẽ.ˈtoɾ/

//kõ.tẽ.ˈtoɾ// adj

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The verdict

“contentor” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,520 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,520
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que contém algo, qualidade do mesmo

Key facts for contentor
PropertyValue
Headwordcontentor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kõ.tẽ.ˈtoɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contentor” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). contentor lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contentor is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,520 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /kõ.tẽ.ˈtoɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que contém algo, qualidade do mesmo".

contentor has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is contentor, spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    que contém algo, qualidade do mesmo

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contentor"?
"contentor" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-N-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tẽ.ˈtoɾ/.
What does "contentor" mean?
As an adjective, "contentor" means: que contém algo, qualidade do mesmo
How do you pronounce "contentor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contentor" is /kõ.tẽ.ˈtoɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contentor" come from?
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Using “contentor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-T-E-N-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kõ.tẽ.ˈtoɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list