Which to use
“conca” is a noun and “contra” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,765
- “conca” frequency rank
- #160
- “contra” frequency rank
- 45925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conca | contra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recipiente grande de barro | em oposição a |
Letter map: conca vs contra
Shared letters muted; letters that set conca and contra apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - conca and contra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: conca is anoun and contraapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conca is recorded at frequency rank #45,765, classified as anoun. contra is at rank #160, tagged as aprep, pronounced /ˈkõ.tɾɐ/.
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 45925, this pair ranks #19,462 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conca vs contra
Shared letters: acno. Private to "conca": -. Private to "contra": rt.
"conca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "contra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conca" for "contra" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "conca" or "contra" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "conca" and "contra".
- Full dictionary entry for "conca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,462 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conca" and "contra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca 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 #19,462 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.