Which to use
“contente” and “continente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,614
- “contente” frequency rank
- #3,253
- “continente” frequency rank
- 8867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contente | continente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | satisfeito | que tem continência |
Where the eye mixes contente and continente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contente with continente
A purely visual mix-up. contente (/kõ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/) and continente (/kõ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contente is recorded at frequency rank #5,614, classified as anadj, pronounced /kõ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/. continente is at rank #3,253, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kõ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/.
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 8867, this pair ranks #64,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contente vs continente
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "contente": -. Private to "continente": i.
"contente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "continente" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contente ← ccontente · cnotente · conetnte · conntente · contenet · contennte · contentte · contetne
- continente ← ccontinente · cnotinente · conitnente · conntinente · contiennte · continenet · continennte · continentte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contente" and "continente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contente" vs "continente" - which ranks higher?
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 "contente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "continente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contente" and "continente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contente vs cortante". 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 #64,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.