contracenar

/kõ.tɾɐ.sɨ.ˈnaɾ/

//kõ.tɾɐ.sɨ.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“contracenar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #68,022 among 3,948 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,022
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,948
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - atuar ao lado de outro ator

Key facts for contracenar
PropertyValue
Headwordcontracenar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/kõ.tɾɐ.sɨ.ˈnaɾ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,022
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “contracenar” 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). contracenar 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

contracenar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #68,022 among 3,948 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /kõ.tɾɐ.sɨ.ˈnaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "atuar ao lado de outro ator".

No misspelling variants are generated for contracenar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is contracenar, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-E-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    atuar ao lado de outro ator

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 "contracenar"?
"contracenar" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-C-E-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tɾɐ.sɨ.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "contracenar" mean?
As a verb, "contracenar" means: atuar ao lado de outro ator
How do you pronounce "contracenar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contracenar" is /kõ.tɾɐ.sɨ.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contracenar" come from?
"contracenar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “contracenar”

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-E-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kõ.tɾɐ.sɨ.ˈnaɾ/ (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

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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