contrariamente
Portuguese, adverb/kõˌtɾa.ɾjaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
contrariamente is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-I-A-M-E-N-T-E (14 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 32,895th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrariamente is a Portuguese adverb meaning “contrarily (in a contrary manner)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “de modo contrário”.
What does contrariamente mean in English?
adverb
- 1
contrarily (in a contrary manner)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. de modo contrário
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of contrariamente
- mais contrariamente comparative
- o mais contrariamente superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrariamente?
- Brazil /kõˌtɾa.ɾjaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /kõˌtɾa.ɾjɐˈmẽ.tɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contrariamente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contrariamente in Portuguese?
contrariamente appears 1.0 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).