Which to use
“concentrar” and “contentar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,277
- “concentrar” frequency rank
- #19,385
- “contentar” frequency rank
- 25662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | concentrar | contentar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer convergir a um centro | tornar contente |
Where the eye mixes concentrar and contentar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. concentrar runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCCVC) against contentar's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between concentrar and contentar
A purely visual mix-up. concentrar (/kõ.sẽ.ˈtɾaɾ/) and contentar (/kõ.tẽ.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 25662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
concentrar is recorded at frequency rank #6,277, classified as averb, pronounced /kõ.sẽ.ˈtɾaɾ/. contentar is at rank #19,385, tagged as averb, pronounced /kõ.tẽ.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 25662, this pair ranks #43,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of concentrar vs contentar
Shared letters: acenort. Private to "concentrar": -. Private to "contentar": -.
"concentrar" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "contentar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- concentrar ← cconcentrar · cnocentrar · cocnentrar · conccentrar · concenntrar · concenrtar · concentarr · concentrarr
- contentar ← ccontentar · cnotentar · conetntar · conntentar · contenatr · contenntar · contentarr · contentra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "concentrar" for "contentar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "concentrar" or "contentar" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "concentrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contentar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "concentrar" and "contentar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "concertar vs contentar". 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 #43,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.