Which to use
“contemplação” is a noun and “contemplada” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,018
- “contemplação” frequency rank
- #48,329
- “contemplada” frequency rank
- 75347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contemplação | contemplada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de contemplar | feminino de contemplado |
Where the eye mixes contemplação and contemplada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. contemplação runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCCVCVV) against contemplada's 11 (CVCCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses contemplação with contemplada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contemplação is /kõ.tẽ.plɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ while contemplada is /kõⁿ.tẽˈpla.dɐ/. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contemplação is recorded at frequency rank #27,018, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõ.tẽ.plɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. contemplada is at rank #48,329, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kõⁿ.tẽˈpla.dɐ/.
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 75347, this pair ranks #2,323 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contemplação vs contemplada
Shared letters: acelmnopt. Private to "contemplação": ãç. Private to "contemplada": d.
"contemplação" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCVV · "contemplada" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contemplada ← ccontemplada · cnotemplada · conetmplada · conntemplada · contemlpada · contemmplada · contempalda · contemplaad
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contemplação" and "contemplada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contemplação" or "contemplada"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "contemplação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contemplada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,323 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contemplação" and "contemplada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contemplada vs contemplar". 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 #2,323 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.