Which to use
“contágio” and “contato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,272
- “contágio” frequency rank
- #1,160
- “contato” frequency rank
- 25432
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contágio | contato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transmissão ou propagação de doença por contato direto ou indireto | o fato de contactar |
Letter map: contágio vs contato
Shared letters muted; letters that set contágio and contato apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. contágio runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against contato's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - contágio / contato
contágio and contato 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 25432, 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/. contato is at rank #1,160, tagged as anoun.
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 25432, this pair ranks #43,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contágio vs contato
Shared letters: cnot. Private to "contágio": giá. Private to "contato": a.
"contágio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "contato" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contato ← ccontato · cnotato · conatto · conntato · contaot · contatto · conttao · conttato
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contágio" for "contato" ever safe?
Frequency check: "contágio" vs "contato" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "contágio" and "contato".
- Full dictionary entry for "contágio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contágio" and "contato" 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 #43,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.