Which to use
“conde” is a noun and “contre” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,156
- “conde” frequency rank
- #45,771
- “contre” frequency rank
- 51927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conde | contre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dignitário e comandante militar no império romano do oriente | contra, encostado em, perto de, próximo a: |
Where the eye mixes conde and contre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. conde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against contre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: conde vs contre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conde is /ˈkõ.dɨ/ while contre is /kɔ̃tʁ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conde is recorded at frequency rank #6,156, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkõ.dɨ/. contre is at rank #45,771, tagged as aprep, pronounced /kɔ̃tʁ/.
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 51927, this pair ranks #13,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of conde vs contre
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "conde": d. Private to "contre": rt.
"conde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "contre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conde" for "contre" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conde" or "contre"?
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 "conde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conde" and "contre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coentro 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 #13,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.