contrafação

/kõ.tɾɐ.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//kõ.tɾɐ.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

The verdict

“contrafação” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falsificação

Corpus desk

Index PT-contrafacao · contrafação · Portuguese

contrafação · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for contrafação
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrafação
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.tɾɐ.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “contrafação” em português

contrafaçãoestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

contrafação is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kõ.tɾɐ.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "falsificação".

No misspelling variants are generated for contrafação in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is contrafação, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-F-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    falsificação

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contrafação"?
"contrafação" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-F-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.tɾɐ.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "contrafação" mean?
As a noun, "contrafação" means: falsificação
How do you pronounce "contrafação"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrafação" is /kõ.tɾɐ.fa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrafação" come from?
"contrafação" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list