Which to use
“cento” and “conta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,620
- “cento” frequency rank
- #223
- “conta” frequency rank
- 2843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cento | conta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de cem unidades de alguma coisa | qualquer operação de aritmética |
Letter map: cento vs conta
Shared letters muted; letters that set cento and conta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - cento / conta
cento and conta are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cento is recorded at frequency rank #2,620, classified as anoun. 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 2843, this pair ranks #72,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cento vs conta
Shared letters: cnot. Private to "cento": e. Private to "conta": a.
"cento" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "conta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cento" and "conta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cento" or "conta" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cento" 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 #72,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cento" and "conta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conta vs contre". 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 #72,413 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.