contração
/kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
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
- 3,948
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato ou efeito de contrair
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contração |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #18,812 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “contração” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around contração (IPA /kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,812 among 3,948 “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
- 1ato ou efeito de contrair
- 2crispação, tensão:
- 3fusão de duas palavras em uma só
- 4redução de duas vogais surdas a uma vogal aberta; o mesmo que crase:
- 5cada um de uma série de movimentos involuntários que ocorrem no corpo da gestante pouco antes do nascimento e que normalmente provocam uma sensação dolorosa:
- 6movimento involuntário de um músculo em resposta a um estímulo nervoso
Synonyms
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.
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.
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Using “contração”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “coração” - see the side-by-side comparison. contração vs coração
- 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.