Which to use
“consentimento” and “contentamento” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,510
- “consentimento” frequency rank
- #31,706
- “contentamento” frequency rank
- 39216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consentimento | contentamento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | permissão | ato ou efeito de contentar(-se); condição de quem se acha contentado, satisfeito |
Where the eye mixes consentimento and contentamento
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses consentimento with contentamento
A purely visual mix-up. consentimento (/kõ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/) and contentamento (/kõ.tẽ.taˈmẽ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consentimento is recorded at frequency rank #7,510, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.sẽ.ti.ˈmẽ.tu/. contentamento is at rank #31,706, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.tẽ.taˈmẽ.tu/.
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 39216, this pair ranks #27,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of consentimento vs contentamento
Shared letters: cemnot. Private to "consentimento": is. Private to "contentamento": a.
"consentimento" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCV · "contentamento" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- consentimento ← cconsentimento · cnosentimento · conesntimento · connsentimento · consenitmento · consenntimento · consentiemnto · consentimennto
- contentamento ← ccontentamento · cnotentamento · conetntamento · conntentamento · contenatmento · contenntamento · contentaemnto · contentamennto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consentimento" for "contentamento" ever safe?
Which is more common, "consentimento" or "contentamento"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consentimento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contentamento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #27,086 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.