contravenção

noun

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The verdict

“contravenção” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,723
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação ou comportamento que infringe uma norma ou regulamento

Corpus desk

Index PT-contravencao · contravenção · Portuguese

contravenção · rank #37,723 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,723
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cruzador

Nearest frequency peer: cruzador (+9 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 “contravenção”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “contravenção” 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
Key facts for contravenção
PropertyValue
Headwordcontravenção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#37,723
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “contravenção”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).contravençãocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cruzador” (#37,732), “condicionar” (#37,713), “crível” (#37,733). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “contravenção” fica em #37,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around contravenção, anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,723 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for contravenção, with forms such as "ccontravenção", "cnotravenção", and "conntravenção". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is contravenção, spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-V-E-N-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação ou comportamento que infringe uma norma ou regulamento
  2. 2
    infração de menor gravidade em relação a crimes, punida com pena leve

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how contravenção appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A contravenção de trânsito foi registrada pela polícia
  2. Determinadas contravenções são punidas apenas com multa

Synonyms

infraçãotransgressão

Antonyms

legalidade

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontravenção
  • cnotravenção
  • conntravenção
  • conrtavenção
  • contarvenção
  • contraevnção
  • contravennção
  • contravenãço
  • contravençoã
  • contraveçnão
  • contravneção
  • contravvenção
  • contrravenção
  • contrvaenção
  • conttravenção
  • cotnravenção
  • ocntravenção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contravenção - 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.

ccontravenção1cnotravenção2conntravenção1conrtavenção2contarvenção2contraevnção2contravennção1contravenãço2
Edit distance from "contravenção"

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 "contravenção"?
"contravenção" is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-V-E-N-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "contravenção" mean?
As a noun, "contravenção" means: ação ou comportamento que infringe uma norma ou regulamento
What are common misspellings of "contravenção"?
Common misspellings include "ccontravenção", "cnotravenção", "conntravenção", "conrtavenção", "contarvenção". The correct spelling is "contravenção".
What language does "contravenção" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

indiciamento#37,854reconhecível#37,490motociclismo#37,432democratizar#37,269

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

sincronizar17 variantscapitalização17 variantscircundante17 variantsregionalista17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list