Which to use
“conta” and “contact” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #223
- “conta” frequency rank
- #19,663
- “contact” frequency rank
- 19886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conta | contact |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer operação de aritmética | contato; contacto |
Where the eye mixes conta and contact
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. conta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against contact's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: conta vs contact
A purely visual mix-up. conta (/ˈkõ.tɐ/) and contact (/kɔ̃takt/) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “conta” sits inside “contact”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conta is recorded at frequency rank #223, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkõ.tɐ/. contact is at rank #19,663, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɔ̃takt/.
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 19886, this pair ranks #50,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conta vs contact
Shared letters: acnot. Private to "conta": -. Private to "contact": -.
"conta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "contact" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "conta" and "contact" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "conta" or "contact"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "conta" and "contact" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "conta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contact" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conta" and "contact" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contact vs contest". 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 #50,749 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.