contrição
Portuguese, noun/kõ.tɾiˈsɐ̃w̃/
contrição is spelled C-O-N-T-R-I-Ç-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 67,344th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Contrição is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “contrition (sincere penitence or remorse)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sentimento de arrependimento pelos pecados cometidos, com o firme propósito de não mais pecar”.
What does contrição mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontrition (sincere penitence or remorse)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. sentimento de arrependimento pelos pecados cometidos, com o firme propósito de não mais pecar 2. prece com a qual o cristão expressa seu arrependimento por ter pecado
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 contrição
- contrições plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce contrição?
- Brazil /kõ.tɾiˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [kõ.tɾiˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /kõ.tɾiˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to contrição
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is contrição in Portuguese?
contrição appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).