Which to use
“contacto” and “contágio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,803
- “contacto” frequency rank
- #24,272
- “contágio” frequency rank
- 29075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contacto | contágio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o fato de contactar | transmissão ou propagação de doença por contato direto ou indireto |
Where the eye mixes contacto and contágio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: contacto vs contágio
A purely visual mix-up. contacto (/kõ.ˈtak.tu/) and contágio (/kõ.ˈta.ʒju/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contacto is recorded at frequency rank #4,803, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈtak.tu/. 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 29075, this pair ranks #39,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contacto vs contágio
Shared letters: cnot. Private to "contacto": a. Private to "contágio": giá.
"contacto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "contágio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contacto ← ccontacto · cnotacto · conatcto · conntacto · contaccto · contacot · contactto · contatco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contacto" for "contágio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contacto" or "contágio"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "contacto" and "contágio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contacto" 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 #39,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contacto" and "contágio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contágio vs contagioso". 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 #39,642 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.