# contar vs conter

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### contar
*verb · IPA /kõ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #740*
enumerar os elementos de uma série

### conter
*verb · IPA /kõ.ˈteɾ/ · frequency rank #4,457*
encerrar

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