contíguo

/kõ.ˈʧi.gwu/

//kõ.ˈʧi.gwu// adj

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The verdict

“contíguo” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #74,605 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.

#74,605
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que está em contato; adjacente; junto; próximo

Key facts for contíguo
PropertyValue
Headwordcontíguo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kõ.ˈʧi.gwu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,605
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contíguo” 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). contíguo lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for contíguo is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.ˈʧi.gwu/. Corpus data places it at rank #74,605 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que está em contato; adjacente; junto; próximo".

contíguo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is contíguo, spelled C-O-N-T-Í-G-U-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que está em contato; adjacente; junto; próximo

This word in other languages

contiguous(English)

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 "contíguo"?
"contíguo" is spelled C-O-N-T-Í-G-U-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈʧi.gwu/.
What does "contíguo" mean?
As an adjective, "contíguo" means: que está em contato; adjacente; junto; próximo
How do you pronounce "contíguo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contíguo" is /kõ.ˈʧi.gwu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contíguo" come from?
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Using “contíguo”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-T-Í-G-U-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kõ.ˈʧi.gwu/ (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
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