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contratura

Portuguese, noun/kõ.tɾaˈtu.ɾɐ/

contratura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “contracture (abnormal contraction of a muscle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does contratura mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininecontracture (abnormal contraction of a muscle)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of contratura

  • contraturas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce contratura?

  • Brazil /kõ.tɾaˈtu.ɾɐ/
  • Portugal /kõ.tɾɐˈtu.ɾɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to contratura

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is contratura in Portuguese?

contratura appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).