Which to use
“contente” and “cortante” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,614
- “contente” frequency rank
- #42,854
- “cortante” frequency rank
- 48468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contente | cortante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | satisfeito | que corta |
Where the eye mixes contente and cortante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses contente with cortante
A purely visual mix-up. contente (/kõ.ˈtẽ.tɨ/) and cortante (/kuɾ.ˈtɐ̃.tɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48468, 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/. cortante is at rank #42,854, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kuɾ.ˈtɐ̃.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 48468, this pair ranks #16,690 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of contente vs cortante
Shared letters: cenot. Private to "contente": -. Private to "cortante": ar.
"contente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "cortante" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contente" and "cortante" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "contente" or "cortante"?
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 "cortante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,690 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contente" and "cortante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contenda vs contente". 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 #16,690 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.