Which to use
“condor” is a noun and “contar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,242
- “condor” frequency rank
- #740
- “contar” frequency rank
- 17982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | condor | contar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grande ave de rapina, negra, comum na cordilheira dos Andes. | enumerar os elementos de uma série |
Where the eye mixes condor and contar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: condor vs contar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: condor is /kõ.ˈdoɾ/ while contar is /kõ.ˈtaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
condor is recorded at frequency rank #17,242, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈdoɾ/. 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 17982, this pair ranks #53,122 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of condor vs contar
Shared letters: cnor. Private to "condor": d. Private to "contar": at.
"condor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "contar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "condor" and "contar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "condor" or "contar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "condor" and "contar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "condor" 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 #53,122 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "condor" and "contar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condor vs conor". 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 #53,122 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.