contrário

//kõ.ˈtɾa.ɾju// adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,026

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

contrário is anPortugueseadj. It means: oposto Pronounced /kõ.ˈtɾa.ɾju/. It ranks #1,026 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with contrato and contrair.

Key facts for contrário
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/kõ.ˈtɾa.ɾju/
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,026
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of contrário in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for contrário is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kõ.ˈtɾa.ɾju/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,026 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for contrário, with forms such as "ccontrário", "cnotrário", and "conntrário". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "contrato", "contrair", "contágio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is contrário, spelled C-O-N-T-R-Á-R-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    oposto
  2. 2
    desfavorável

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccontrário,cnotrário,conntrário,conrtário,contrráio,contrrário,contráiro,contrároi,contrárrio,conttrário,contárrio,cotnrário,ocntrário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for contrário

Misspelling Variants of "contrário"

ccontrário10cnotrário9conntrário10conrtário9contrráio9contrrário10contráiro9contrároi9
Misspelling Variants of "contrário"

Frequency rank: #1,026 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contrário"?
"contrário" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-Á-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈtɾa.ɾju/.
What does "contrário" mean?
As an adj, "contrário" means: oposto
What words are commonly confused with "contrário"?
"contrário" is commonly confused with "contrato", "contrair", "contágio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contrário"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrário" is /kõ.ˈtɾa.ɾju/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrário" come from?
"contrário" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.