Which to use
“captar” and “contar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,666
- “captar” frequency rank
- #740
- “contar” frequency rank
- 11406
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | captar | contar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atrair por captação | enumerar os elementos de uma série |
Where the eye mixes captar and contar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between captar and contar
A purely visual mix-up. captar (/kɐ.pˈtaɾ/) and contar (/kõ.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11406, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
captar is recorded at frequency rank #10,666, classified as averb, pronounced /kɐ.pˈtaɾ/. contar is at rank #740, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.ˈtaɾ/.
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 11406, this pair ranks #61,450 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of captar vs contar
Shared letters: acrt. Private to "captar": p. Private to "contar": no.
"captar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "contar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "captar" for "contar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "captar" vs "contar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "captar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,450 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "captar" and "contar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captar vs copta". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #61,450 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.