contrato

/kõ.ˈtɾa.tu/

//kõ.ˈtɾa.tu// noun

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The verdict

“contrato” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,356
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de contratar

Corpus desk

Index PT-contrato · contrato · Portuguese

contrato · rank #1,356 · 12 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,356
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH constituição

Nearest frequency peer: constituição (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “contrato”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “contrato” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contrato vs controlo
75% similar
contrato vs contra
75% similar
contrato vs contato
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contrato
PropertyValue
Headwordcontrato
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kõ.ˈtɾa.tu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,356
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “contrato”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.contratocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “constituição” (#1,355), “comercial” (#1,354), “dúvida” (#1,358). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “contrato” fica em #1,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around contrato (IPA /kõ.ˈtɾa.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,356 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for contrato, with forms such as "ccontrato", "cnotrato", and "conntrato". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "controlo", "contra", "contato", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is contrato, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de contratar
  2. 2
    acordo feito entre duas ou mais pessoas (ou entidades) com a obrigação de fazer ou não fazer alguma coisa

This word in other languages

contract(English)contrato(Español)contrat(Français)Vertrag(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontrato
  • cnotrato
  • conntrato
  • conrtato
  • contarto
  • contraot
  • contratto
  • contrrato
  • contrtao
  • conttrato
  • cotnrato
  • ocntrato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contrato - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccontrato1cnotrato2conntrato1conrtato2contarto2contraot2contratto1contrrato1
Edit distance from "contrato"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contrato"?
"contrato" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈtɾa.tu/.
What does "contrato" mean?
As a noun, "contrato" means: ato ou efeito de contratar
What words are commonly confused with "contrato"?
"contrato" is commonly confused with "controlo", "contra", "contato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contrato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contrato" is /kõ.ˈtɾa.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contrato" come from?
"contrato" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contrato", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

carnaval#1,353vermelho#1,346parceria#1,339advogado#1,377

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

categoria12 variantsparabéns12 variantsescolher12 variantsviolência12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list