de encontro a
The verdict
“de encontro a” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - contra, em oposição a
Corpus desk
Index PT-de-encontro-a · de encontro a · Portuguese
de encontro a · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de encontro a |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “de encontro a” em português
Rare enough to double-check
de encontro a is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "contra, em oposição a".
Zero misspellings are on record for de encontro a in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 de encontro a, spelled D-E- -E-N-C-O-N-T-R-O- -A.
Definition
- 1contra, em oposição a
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how de encontro a appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A ênfase na ideologia, porém, vai de encontro a outro dado obtido pela Box1824.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.