Which to use
“cata” and “conta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,681
- “cata” frequency rank
- #223
- “conta” frequency rank
- 31904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cata | conta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | busca | qualquer operação de aritmética |
Where the eye mixes cata and conta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cata runs 4 letters (CVCV) against conta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cata vs conta
A purely visual mix-up. cata (/ˈka.tɐ/) and conta (/ˈkõ.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cata is recorded at frequency rank #31,681, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈka.tɐ/. conta is at rank #223, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkõ.tɐ/.
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 31904, this pair ranks #36,046 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cata vs conta
Shared letters: act. Private to "cata": -. Private to "conta": no.
"cata" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "conta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cata" and "conta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cata" vs "conta" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cata" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,046 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cata" and "conta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cata 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 #36,046 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.