contudo

/kõ.ˈtu.du/

//kõ.ˈtu.du// conj

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The verdict

“contudo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,275
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mas, todavia, não obstante, no entanto

Corpus desk

Index PT-contudo · contudo · Portuguese

contudo · rank #1,275 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,275
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH considerado

Nearest frequency peer: considerado (-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 “contudo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “contudo” 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).

contudo vs conto
71% similar
contudo vs canudo
71% similar
contudo vs contato
71% similar

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

Key facts for contudo
PropertyValue
Headwordcontudo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechConjunction
IPA/kõ.ˈtu.du/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,275
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “contudo”

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “considerado” (#1,274), “destino” (#1,277), “ciência” (#1,272). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “contudo” fica em #1,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around contudo (IPA /kõ.ˈtu.du/), aconjunction. Corpus frequency is #1,275 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mas, todavia, não obstante, no entanto".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for contudo, with forms such as "ccontudo", "cnotudo", and "conntudo". 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", "canudo", "contato", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is contudo, spelled C-O-N-T-U-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    mas, todavia, não obstante, no entanto

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how contudo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Preparou-se bem para o exame, contudo sequer teve a oportunidade de fazê-lo por não ter conseguido chegar ao local em tempo.

This word in other languages

however(English)aun(Español)néanmoins(Français)trotzdem(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccontudo
  • cnotudo
  • conntudo
  • contduo
  • conttudo
  • contuddo
  • contuod
  • conutdo
  • cotnudo
  • ocntudo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of contudo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccontudo1cnotudo2conntudo1contduo2conttudo1contuddo1contuod2conutdo2
Edit distance from "contudo"

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 "contudo"?
"contudo" is spelled C-O-N-T-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /kõ.ˈtu.du/.
What does "contudo" mean?
As a conjunction, "contudo" means: mas, todavia, não obstante, no entanto
What words are commonly confused with "contudo"?
"contudo" is commonly confused with "conto", "canudo", "contato". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "contudo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "contudo" is /kõ.ˈtu.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "contudo" come from?
"contudo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

destino#1,277ciência#1,272notícia#1,288planeta#1,291

Similar misspelling depth

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

tamanho10 variantsgeneral10 variantsepisódio10 variantstiveram10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list