contração

/kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“contração” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #18,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,812
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de contrair

Corpus desk

Index PT-contracao · contração · Portuguese

contração · rank #18,812 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,812
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH crocodilo

Nearest frequency peer: crocodilo (+3 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 “contração”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “contração” 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).

contração vs coração
78% similar
contração vs cotação
78% similar
contração vs contrato
78% similar

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

Key facts for contração
PropertyValue
Headwordcontração
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,812
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “contração”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).contraçãocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “crocodilo” (#18,815), “cuspir” (#18,818), “colaborativo” (#18,804). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “contração” fica em #18,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around contração (IPA /kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,812 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for contração, with forms such as "ccontração", "cnotração", and "conntração". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "coração", "cotação", "contrato", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is contração, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de contrair
  2. 2
    crispação, tensão:
  3. 3
    fusão de duas palavras em uma só
  4. 4
    redução de duas vogais surdas a uma vogal aberta; o mesmo que crase:
  5. 5
    cada um de uma série de movimentos involuntários que ocorrem no corpo da gestante pouco antes do nascimento e que normalmente provocam uma sensação dolorosa:
  6. 6
    movimento involuntário de um músculo em resposta a um estímulo nervoso

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O medo provocou uma contração.
  2. A mulher começou com contrações que a faziam gritar.

Synonyms

contracção

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontração
  • cnotração
  • conntração
  • conrtação
  • contarção
  • contraãço
  • contraçoã
  • contrração
  • contrçaão
  • conttração
  • cotnração
  • ocntração

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contração - 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.

ccontração1cnotração2conntração1conrtação2contarção2contraãço2contraçoã2contrração1
Edit distance from "contração"

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 "contração"?
"contração" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "contração" mean?
As a noun, "contração" means: ato ou efeito de contrair
What words are commonly confused with "contração"?
"contração" is commonly confused with "coração", "cotação", "contrato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contração"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contração" is /kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contração" come from?
"contração" 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 "contração", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

crocodilo#18,815chantagem#18,798distraído#18,837averiguar#18,778

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

bichinho12 variantsescadaria12 variantsatencioso12 variantssurfista12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list