Which to use
“conta” and “contato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #223
- “conta” frequency rank
- #1,160
- “contato” frequency rank
- 1383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conta | contato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer operação de aritmética | o fato de contactar |
Letter map: conta vs contato
Shared letters muted; letters that set conta and contato apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - conta / contato
conta and contato are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “conta” sits inside “contato”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1383, 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/. contato is at rank #1,160, tagged as anoun.
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 1383, this pair ranks #74,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conta vs contato
Shared letters: acnot. Private to "conta": -. Private to "contato": -.
"conta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "contato" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conta" and "contato" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "conta" vs "contato" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "conta" vs "contato" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "conta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conta" and "contato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conta vs contre". 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 #74,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.