# contagiar vs contrariar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### contagiar
*verb · IPA /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒjaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈa/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒja/ · frequency rank #42,849*
propagar por meio de contágio (doença)

### contrariar
*verb · IPA /kõ.tɾɐ.ˈɾjaɾ/ · frequency rank #18,293*
contradizer

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/contagiar-vs-contrariar