contrarrevolução
Portuguese, noun/ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/
contrarrevolução is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-R-R-E-V-O-L-U-Ç-Ã-O (16 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese, the 129,832nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrarrevolução is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “political and social movement to combat a revolution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “revolução contrária a outra”.
What does contrarrevolução mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepolitical and social movement to combat a revolution
- 2
femininepolitical and social movement that aims to restore the state of affairs altered by an immediately previous revolution
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. revolução 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 contrarrevolução
- contrarrevoluções plural
- contra-revolução alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrarrevolução?
- Brazil /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [ˌkõ.tɾɐ.he.vo.luˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /ˌkõ.tɾɐ.ʁe.vo.luˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contrarrevolução
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contrarrevolução in Portuguese?
contrarrevolução appears about once in every 19 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).