# contacto vs contração

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### contacto
*noun · IPA /kõ.ˈtak.tu/ · frequency rank #4,803*
o fato de contactar

### contração
*noun · IPA /kõ.tɾa.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #18,812*
ato ou efeito de contrair

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/contacto-vs-contracao