Which to use
“congrats” is an intj and “contracts” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,999
- “congrats” frequency rank
- #3,611
- “contracts” frequency rank
- 10610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | congrats | contracts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of congratulations. | plural of contract |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set congrats and contracts apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
congrats and contracts form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
congrats is recorded at frequency rank #6,999, classified as anintj, pronounced /kənˈɡɹæts/. contracts is at rank #3,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɒn.tɹækts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10610, this pair ranks #491,435 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering congrats vs contracts
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an intj, it's “congrats”; for a noun, it's “contracts”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “congrats” entry
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