# conter vs contra

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### contra
*preposition · IPA /ˈkõ.tɾɐ/ · frequency rank #160*
em oposição a

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/conter-vs-contra