contratado
Portuguese, adjective/kõ.tɾaˈta.du/
contratado is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-T-A-D-O (10 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,157th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contratado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “contracted (having a legal contract)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of contratar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “diz-se daquele que entrou em contrato com outro para prestar serviços”.
What does contratado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
contracted (having a legal contract)
verb
- 1
past participle of contratar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquele que entrou em contrato com outro para prestar serviços
noun: 1. aquele que entrou em contrato com outro para prestar serviços
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 contratado
- contratada feminine
- contratados masculine plural
- contratadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contratado?
- Brazil /kõ.tɾaˈta.du/
- Portugal /kõ.tɾɐˈta.du/
- Portugal [kõ.tɾɐˈta.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contratado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contratado in Portuguese?
contratado appears 13 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).