contraproducente
/ˌkõw.tɾa.pɾo.du.ˈsẽj.tʃi/
The verdict
“contraproducente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,984 among 2,140 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,984
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,140
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de efeito contrário ao esperado
Corpus desk
Index PT-contraproducente · contraproducente · Portuguese
contraproducente · rank #50,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,984
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH corrosivo
Nearest frequency peer: corrosivo (+6 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “contraproducente”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- confete
confete
49,025 corpus weight
- contraprodu…
contraproducente
49,017 corpus weight
- corrosivo
corrosivo
49,011 corpus weight
- cracker
cracker
49,002 corpus weight
- degree
degree
48,990 corpus weight
- desmotivar
desmotivar
48,973 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “contraproducente” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | contraproducente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌkõw.tɾa.pɾo.du.ˈsẽj.tʃi/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #50,984 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “contraproducente” em português
Rare enough to double-check
contraproducente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,984 among 2,140 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌkõw.tɾa.pɾo.du.ˈsẽj.tʃi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for contraproducente 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is contraproducente, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-P-R-O-D-U-C-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1de efeito contrário ao esperado
- 2que diminui a produtividade
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how contraproducente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fazer uso de um medicamento sem consultar um médico antes pode ser contraproducente.
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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