# contramão vs contratar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### contramão
*adjective · IPA /ˌkõw.tɾa.ˈmãw/ · frequency rank #18,548*
que está na contramão (substantivo)

### contratar
*verb · IPA /kõ.tɾɐ.ˈtaɾ/ · frequency rank #5,931*
combinar, ajustar

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