Which to use
“contábil” is an adjective and “contágio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,288
- “contábil” frequency rank
- #24,272
- “contágio” frequency rank
- 53560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contábil | contágio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo à contabilidade | transmissão ou propagação de doença por contato direto ou indireto |
Letter map: contábil vs contágio
Shared letters muted; letters that set contábil and contágio apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for contábil / contágio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contábil is anadjective and contágioanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contábil is recorded at frequency rank #29,288, classified as anadj. contágio is at rank #24,272, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈta.ʒju/.
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 53560, this pair ranks #11,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contábil vs contágio
Shared letters: cinotá. Private to "contábil": bl. Private to "contágio": g.
"contábil" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "contágio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contábil" and "contágio" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "contábil" vs "contágio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "contábil" vs "contágio" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "contábil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contágio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contábil" and "contágio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contágio vs contagioso". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #11,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.