contigo

/kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/

//kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝// pron

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The verdict

“contigo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,738
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em tua companhia, equivalente a com ti

Corpus desk

Index PT-contigo · contigo · Portuguese

contigo · rank #1,738 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,738
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH costas

Nearest frequency peer: costas (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “contigo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “contigo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

contigo vs conto
71% similar
contigo vs contudo
71% similar
contigo vs cortiço
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for contigo
PropertyValue
Headwordcontigo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,738
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “contigo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).contigocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “costas” (#1,739), “caras” (#1,736), “cozinha” (#1,740). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “contigo” fica em #1,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around contigo (IPA /kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #1,738 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "em tua companhia, equivalente a com ti".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for contigo, with forms such as "ccontigo", "cnotigo", and "conitgo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "conto", "contudo", "cortiço", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is contigo, spelled C-O-N-T-I-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    em tua companhia, equivalente a com ti

Synonyms

comvocê

This word in other languages

contigo(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontigo
  • cnotigo
  • conitgo
  • conntigo
  • contgio
  • contiggo
  • contiog
  • conttigo
  • cotnigo
  • ocntigo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contigo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccontigo1cnotigo2conitgo2conntigo1contgio2contiggo1contiog2conttigo1
Edit distance from "contigo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "contigo"?
"contigo" is spelled C-O-N-T-I-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/.
What does "contigo" mean?
As a pronoun, "contigo" means: em tua companhia, equivalente a com ti
What words are commonly confused with "contigo"?
"contigo" is commonly confused with "conto", "contudo", "cortiço". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contigo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contigo" is /kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contigo" come from?
"contigo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "contigo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cozinha#1,740escrita#1,742impacto#1,749capitão#1,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

visitar10 variantspromoção10 variantsorgulho10 variantsparecer10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list