contracção

/kõⁿ.tɾa.ˈsãw/

//kõⁿ.tɾa.ˈsãw// noun

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The verdict

“contracção” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,231 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,231
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vide contração

Key facts for contracção
PropertyValue
Headwordcontracção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõⁿ.tɾa.ˈsãw/
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,231
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contracção” 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). contracção lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

contracção is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,231 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kõⁿ.tɾa.ˈsãw/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vide contração".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for contracção, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is contracção, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    vide 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 "contracção"?
"contracção" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõⁿ.tɾa.ˈsãw/.
What does "contracção" mean?
As a noun, "contracção" means: vide contração
How do you pronounce "contracção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contracção" is /kõⁿ.tɾa.ˈsãw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contracção" come from?
"contracção" 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 “contracção”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-O-N-T-R-A-C-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kõⁿ.tɾa.ˈsãw/ (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

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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