Which to use
“contágio” is a noun and “contagioso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,272
- “contágio” frequency rank
- #42,850
- “contagioso” frequency rank
- 67122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contágio | contagioso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transmissão ou propagação de doença por contato direto ou indireto | que passa pelo contato |
Letter map: contágio vs contagioso
Shared letters muted; letters that set contágio and contagioso apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Grammar separator: contágio vs contagioso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contágio is anoun and contagiosoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contágio is recorded at frequency rank #24,272, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈta.ʒju/. contagioso is at rank #42,850, tagged as anadj.
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 67122, this pair ranks #4,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contágio vs contagioso
Shared letters: cginot. Private to "contágio": á. Private to "contagioso": as.
"contágio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "contagioso" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contagioso ← ccontagioso · cnotagioso · conatgioso · conntagioso · contaggioso · contagioos · contagiosso · contagisoo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contágio" and "contagioso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contágio" vs "contagioso" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "contágio" vs "contagioso" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "contágio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contagioso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contágio" and "contagioso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contagiar vs contágio". 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 #4,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.