conter

/kõ.ˈteɾ/

//kõ.ˈteɾ// verb

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The verdict

“conter” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #4,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,457
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encerrar

Corpus desk

Index PT-conter · conter · Portuguese

conter · rank #4,457 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,457
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH correspondente

Nearest frequency peer: correspondente (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “conter”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “conter” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

conter vs conto
67% similar
conter vs cozer
67% similar
conter vs contra
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for conter
PropertyValue
Headwordconter
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.ˈteɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,457
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “conter”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).contercai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “correspondente” (#4,458), “costume” (#4,459), “comunicar” (#4,454). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “conter” fica em #4,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around conter (IPA /kõ.ˈteɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,457 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for conter, with forms such as "cconter", "cnoter", and "conetr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "conto", "cozer", "contra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is conter, spelled C-O-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    encerrar
  2. 2
    incluir
  3. 3
    ter dentro de si
  4. 4
    refrear

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how conter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Também advertiu que o crescimento dos investimentos não tem sido suficiente para conter o aumento do uso da capacidade instalada da indústria.

This word in other languages

contain(English)contener(Español)contenir(Français)enthalten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconter
  • cnoter
  • conetr
  • connter
  • conterr
  • contter
  • cotner
  • ocnter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconter1cnoter2conetr2connter1conterr1contter1cotner2ocnter2
Edit distance from "conter"

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 "conter"?
"conter" is spelled C-O-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈteɾ/.
What does "conter" mean?
As a verb, "conter" means: encerrar
What words are commonly confused with "conter"?
"conter" is commonly confused with "conto", "cozer", "contra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conter" is /kõ.ˈteɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conter" come from?
"conter" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "conter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

buraco#4,450Edward#4,467aranha#4,446fingir#4,480

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

redação8 variantsaposta8 variantsamante8 variantsactual8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list