Which to use
“consigo” and “contigo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #502
- “consigo” frequency rank
- #1,738
- “contigo” frequency rank
- 2240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | consigo | contigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em companhia de si (aquele a quem ou de quem se fala, seja ele, ela, você etc.) | em tua companhia, equivalente a com ti |
Where the eye mixes consigo and contigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between consigo and contigo
A purely visual mix-up. consigo (/kõ.ˈsi.ɡo̝/) and contigo (/kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/) 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 a single letter - s in “consigo” becomes t in “contigo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
consigo is recorded at frequency rank #502, classified as apron, pronounced /kõ.ˈsi.ɡo̝/. contigo is at rank #1,738, tagged as apron, pronounced /kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/.
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 2240, this pair ranks #73,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of consigo vs contigo
Shared letters: cgino. Private to "consigo": s. Private to "contigo": t.
"consigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "contigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "consigo" for "contigo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "consigo" or "contigo"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "consigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "consigo" and "contigo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contigo vs cortiço". 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 #73,213 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.