de encontro a
The verdict
“de encontro a” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - contra, em oposição a
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | de encontro a |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “de encontro a” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for de encontro a is 13 letters long, classified as a phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “de encontro a”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E- -E-N-C-O-N-T-R-O- -A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.