Which to use
“conluio” is a noun and “contudo” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,480
- “conluio” frequency rank
- #1,275
- “contudo” frequency rank
- 31755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conluio | contudo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maquinação ou conspiração para prejudicar outrem | mas, todavia, não obstante, no entanto |
Where the eye mixes conluio and contudo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. conluio (CVCCVVV) and contudo (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses conluio with contudo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: conluio is /kõ.ˈluj.u/ while contudo is /kõ.ˈtu.du/. 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 conjunction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conluio is recorded at frequency rank #30,480, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈluj.u/. contudo is at rank #1,275, tagged as aconj, pronounced /kõ.ˈtu.du/.
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 31755, this pair ranks #36,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conluio vs contudo
Shared letters: cnou. Private to "conluio": il. Private to "contudo": dt.
"conluio" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "contudo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conluio" and "contudo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conluio" or "contudo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "conluio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contudo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conluio" and "contudo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conduto vs conluio". 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 #36,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.