This is the 9575th most frequent Portuguese word.
contadas
"Contadas" means "counted" or "told" depending on context.
In this sentence, 'contadas' is the past participle of 'contar', meaning 'told', and is used as an adjective modifying the noun 'histórias' (stories).
As histórias contadas por ele sempre são interessantes.
The stories told by him are always interesting.
Here, 'contadas' is the past participle of 'contar', meaning 'counted', and describes the trees that were included as part of a count.
As árvores plantadas foram contadas para o levantamento ambiental.
The planted trees were counted for the environmental survey.
In this example, 'contadas' is the past participle of 'contar', meaning 'counted', and refers to words that have been numerically assessed in the text.