contrarreforma
Portuguese, noun/ˌkõ.tɾa.ʁeˈfɔʁ.mɐ/
contrarreforma is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-R-E-F-O-R-M-A (14 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 107,947th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrarreforma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “counterreform” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “reforma contrária a outra”.
What does contrarreforma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecounterreform
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. reforma contrária a outra
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 contrarreforma
- contrarreformas plural
- contra-reforma alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrarreforma?
- Brazil /ˌkõ.tɾa.ʁeˈfɔʁ.mɐ/
- Brazil [ˌkõ.tɾa.heˈfɔɦ.mɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is contrarreforma in Portuguese?
contrarreforma appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).