recontar
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
- pressentir
pressentir
30,894 corpus weight
- quickly
quickly
30,871 corpus weight
- recontar
recontar
30,865 corpus weight
- remendar
remendar
30,858 corpus weight
- reticente
reticente
30,849 corpus weight
- rutura
rutura
30,830 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “recontar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recontar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,136 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “recontar” em português
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
- 1contar de novo; computar de novo
- 2contar ou narrar de novo ou diversas vezes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how recontar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Recontar o valor da dívida.
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.
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