Which to use
“contágio” is a noun and “contigo” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,272
- “contágio” frequency rank
- #1,738
- “contigo” frequency rank
- 26010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contágio | contigo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transmissão ou propagação de doença por contato direto ou indireto | em tua companhia, equivalente a com ti |
Where the eye mixes contágio and contigo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. contágio runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against contigo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses contágio with contigo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contágio is /kõ.ˈta.ʒju/ while contigo is /kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26010, 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/. contigo is at rank #1,738, tagged as apron, pronounced /kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/.
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 26010, this pair ranks #43,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contágio vs contigo
Shared letters: cginot. Private to "contágio": á. Private to "contigo": -.
"contágio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "contigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contigo ← ccontigo · cnotigo · conitgo · conntigo · contgio · contiggo · contiog · conttigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contágio" and "contigo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contágio" vs "contigo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "contágio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contigo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contágio" and "contigo" 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 #43,215 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.