conto

/ˈkõ.tu/

//ˈkõ.tu// noun

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The verdict

“conto” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,366
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - narração fictícia breve, menor que uma novela, falada ou escrita

Corpus desk

Index PT-conto · conto · Portuguese

conto · rank #2,366 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,366
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH considerando

Nearest frequency peer: considerando (-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 “conto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “conto” 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).

conto vs copo
60% similar
conto vs coro
60% similar
conto vs cota
60% similar

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

Key facts for conto
PropertyValue
Headwordconto
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkõ.tu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,366
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “conto”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.contocai 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 “considerando” (#2,365), “decidir” (#2,367), “compartilhar” (#2,363). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “conto” fica em #2,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around conto (IPA /ˈkõ.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,366 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for conto, with forms such as "cconto", "cnoto", and "connto". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "copo", "coro", "cota", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is conto, spelled C-O-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    narração fictícia breve, menor que uma novela, falada ou escrita
  2. 2
    um milhar de escudos
  3. 3
    um milhão de réis
  4. 4
    contabilidade pública
  5. 5
    extremidade inferior da lança ou bastão
  6. 6
    uma unidade de dinheiro que equivale a cem centavos de moeda vigente

Synonyms

pila

This word in other languages

cuento(Español)nouvelle(Français)Kurzgeschichte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconto
  • cnoto
  • connto
  • conot
  • contto
  • cotno
  • ocnto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconto1cnoto2connto1conot2contto1cotno2ocnto2
Edit distance from "conto"

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 "conto"?
"conto" is spelled C-O-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkõ.tu/.
What does "conto" mean?
As a noun, "conto" means: narração fictícia breve, menor que uma novela, falada ou escrita
What words are commonly confused with "conto"?
"conto" is commonly confused with "copo", "coro", "cota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conto" is /ˈkõ.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conto" come from?
"conto" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bomba#2,356barra#2,355aviso#2,354lança#2,380

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

alemão7 variantsvírus7 variantsvotar7 variantsponta7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list