Which to use
“conta” and “córnea” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #223
- “conta” frequency rank
- #32,130
- “córnea” frequency rank
- 32353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conta | córnea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer operação de aritmética | membrana exterior do olho humano, situada anteriormente à pupila |
Where the eye mixes conta and córnea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between conta and córnea
A purely visual mix-up. conta (/ˈkõ.tɐ/) and córnea (/ˈkɔɾ.njɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32353, 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/. córnea is at rank #32,130, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɔɾ.njɐ/.
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 32353, this pair ranks #35,470 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of conta vs córnea
Shared letters: acn. Private to "conta": ot. Private to "córnea": eró.
"conta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "córnea" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conta ← cconta · cnota · conat · connta · contta · cotna · ocnta
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conta" and "córnea" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "conta" or "córnea"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "conta" and "córnea" 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 "córnea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,470 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conta" and "córnea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conca vs córnea". 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 #35,470 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.