Which to use
“contagiar” and “contatar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,849
- “contagiar” frequency rank
- #16,977
- “contatar” frequency rank
- 59826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contagiar | contatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | propagar por meio de contágio (doença) | ter contato: |
Letter map: contagiar vs contatar
Shared letters muted; letters that set contagiar and contatar apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Pair insight - contagiar / contatar
contagiar and contatar 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contagiar is recorded at frequency rank #42,849, classified as averb, pronounced /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒjaɾ/, /kõⁿ.ta.ʒɪ.ˈa/, /kõⁿ.ta.ˈʒja/. contatar is at rank #16,977, tagged as averb.
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 59826, this pair ranks #7,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contagiar vs contatar
Shared letters: acnort. Private to "contagiar": gi. Private to "contatar": -.
"contagiar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "contatar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contagiar" and "contatar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "contagiar" or "contatar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "contagiar" and "contatar".
- Full dictionary entry for "contagiar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contatar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contagiar" and "contatar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consagrar vs contagiar". 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 #7,987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.