Which to use
“contagem” and “coragem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,052
- “contagem” frequency rank
- #1,603
- “coragem” frequency rank
- 5655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contagem | coragem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de contar | habilidade de enfrentar o medo, a dor, o perigo, a incerteza ou intimidação; intrepidez, audácia; fé; auto-confiança |
Where the eye mixes contagem and coragem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. contagem runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against coragem's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: contagem vs coragem
A purely visual mix-up. contagem (/kõ.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/) and coragem (/ku.ˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/) 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 5655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contagem is recorded at frequency rank #4,052, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈta.ʒɐ̃j̃/. coragem is at rank #1,603, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ku.ˈɾa.ʒɐ̃j̃/.
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 5655, this pair ranks #68,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contagem vs coragem
Shared letters: acegmo. Private to "contagem": nt. Private to "coragem": r.
"contagem" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "coragem" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contagem" and "coragem" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "contagem" or "coragem"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contagem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coragem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contagem" and "coragem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coragem vs courage". 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 #68,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.