contatovscontudoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: contato is a noun, contudo is a conjunction, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“contato” is a noun and “contudo” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,160
“contato” frequency rank
#1,275
“contudo” frequency rank
2435
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature contato contudo
Definition o fato de contactar mas, todavia, não obstante, no entanto

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set contato and contudo apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
contato
7 ch
contudo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contato is anoun and contudoaconjunction. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

contato is recorded at frequency rank #1,160, classified as anoun. contudo is at rank #1,275, tagged as aconj, pronounced /kõ.ˈtu.du/.

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 2435, this pair ranks #72,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of contato vs contudo

Shared letters: cnot. Private to "contato": a. Private to "contudo": du.

"contato" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "contudo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • contatoccontato · cnotato · conatto · conntato · contaot · contatto · conttao · conttato
  • contudoccontudo · cnotudo · conntudo · contduo · conttudo · contuddo · contuod · conutdo

Frequency comparison

contato#1,160
contudo#1,275

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "contato" and "contudo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "contato" is a noun and "contudo" a conjunction, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "contato" or "contudo"?
"contato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,160 in our Portuguese list, against #1,275 for "contudo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering contato vs contudo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “contato”; for a conjunction, it's “contudo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “contato” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list