Which to use
“cogitar” and “contar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,204
- “cogitar” frequency rank
- #740
- “contar” frequency rank
- 34944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cogitar | contar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pensar profundamente sobre; refletir acerca de; analisar, considerar, imaginar | enumerar os elementos de uma série |
Where the eye mixes cogitar and contar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cogitar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against contar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cogitar and contar
A purely visual mix-up. cogitar (/ku.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cogitar is recorded at frequency rank #34,204, classified as averb, pronounced /ku.ʒi.ˈtaɾ/. 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 34944, this pair ranks #32,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cogitar vs contar
Shared letters: acort. Private to "cogitar": gi. Private to "contar": n.
"cogitar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "contar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cogitar" and "contar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cogitar" vs "contar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cogitar" and "contar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cogitar" 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 #32,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cogitar" and "contar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clonar vs contar". 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 #32,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.