Which to use
“conta” and “corta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #223
- “conta” frequency rank
- #4,545
- “corta” frequency rank
- 4768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conta | corta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualquer operação de aritmética | ato de cortar |
Letter map: conta vs corta
Shared letters muted; letters that set conta and corta apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - conta / corta
conta and corta 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 a single letter - n in “conta” becomes r in “corta”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4768, 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/. corta is at rank #4,545, 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 4768, this pair ranks #70,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conta vs corta
Shared letters: acot. Private to "conta": n. Private to "corta": r.
"conta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "corta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "conta" and "corta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "conta" or "corta" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "conta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conta" and "corta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs corta". 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 #70,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.