Which to use
“contigo” is a pronoun and “contínuo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,738
- “contigo” frequency rank
- #6,396
- “contínuo” frequency rank
- 8134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contigo | contínuo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em tua companhia, equivalente a com ti | ininterrupto |
Letter map: contigo vs contínuo
Shared letters muted; letters that set contigo and contínuo apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: contigo vs contínuo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contigo is apronoun and contínuoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contigo is recorded at frequency rank #1,738, classified as apron, pronounced /kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/. contínuo is at rank #6,396, tagged as anadj.
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 8134, this pair ranks #65,756 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contigo vs contínuo
Shared letters: cnot. Private to "contigo": gi. Private to "contínuo": uí.
"contigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "contínuo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contigo ← ccontigo · cnotigo · conitgo · conntigo · contgio · contiggo · contiog · conttigo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contigo" and "contínuo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "contigo" or "contínuo" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "contigo" and "contínuo".
- Full dictionary entry for "contigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contínuo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,756 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contigo" and "contínuo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contigo vs cortiço". 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 #65,756 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.