recontar

verb

The verdict

“recontar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #69,136 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,136
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - contar de novo; computar de novo

Corpus desk

Index PT-recontar · recontar · Portuguese

recontar · rank #69,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,136
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH quickly

Nearest frequency peer: quickly (-6 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “recontar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “recontar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for recontar
PropertyValue
Headwordrecontar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “recontar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).recontarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “quickly” (#69,130), “remendar” (#69,143), “reticente” (#69,152). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “recontar” fica em #69,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recontar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #69,136 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for recontar in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is recontar, spelled R-E-C-O-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    contar de novo; computar de novo
  2. 2
    contar ou narrar de novo ou diversas vezes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Recontar o valor da dívida.
  2. Recontar uma história.

This word in other languages

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 "recontar"?
"recontar" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-T-A-R.
What does "recontar" mean?
As a verb, "recontar" means: contar de novo; computar de novo
What language does "recontar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list