# contenção vs contento

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### contenção
*noun · IPA /kõ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #11,239*
ato ou efeito de conter, de controlar ou de reprimir

### contento
*noun · IPA /kõ.ˈtẽ.tu/ · frequency rank #33,759*
contentamento

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/contencao-vs-contento