contingência

/kõ.tĩ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/

//kõ.tĩ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“contingência” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #25,255. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,255
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que pode ser ou não ser; que pode ocorrer ou não ocorrer

Key facts for contingência
PropertyValue
Headwordcontingência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.tĩ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#25,255
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contingência” 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). contingência lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around contingência (IPA /kõ.tĩ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,255 among 3,948 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for contingência, with forms such as "ccontingência", "cnotingência", and "conitngência". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is contingência, spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-G-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    que pode ser ou não ser; que pode ocorrer ou não ocorrer
  2. 2
    acidente de percurso
  3. 3
    aquilo que é ou pode ser, mas não é necessário
  4. 4
    fórmula ou proposição cujo valor-verdade varia conforme a interpretação de seus termos, não sendo nem uma tautologia nem uma contradição

This word in other languages

contingency(English)contingencia(Español)Kontingenz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontingência
  • cnotingência
  • conitngência
  • conntingência
  • contignência
  • continggência
  • contingnêcia
  • contingêcnia
  • contingêncai
  • contingênccia
  • contingênica
  • contingênncia
  • continngência
  • continêgncia
  • contnigência
  • conttingência
  • cotningência
  • ocntingência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contingência - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccontingência1cnotingência2conitngência2conntingência1contignência2continggência1contingnêcia2contingêcnia2
Edit distance from "contingência"

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 "contingência"?
"contingência" is spelled C-O-N-T-I-N-G-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tĩ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "contingência" mean?
As a noun, "contingência" means: que pode ser ou não ser; que pode ocorrer ou não ocorrer
What are common misspellings of "contingência"?
Common misspellings include "ccontingência", "cnotingência", "conitngência", "conntingência", "contignência". The correct spelling is "contingência".
How do you pronounce "contingência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contingência" is /kõ.tĩ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contingência" come from?
"contingência" 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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Using “contingência”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-T-I-N-G-Ê-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kõ.tĩ.ˈʒẽ.sjɐ/ (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

Same frequency band

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