Which to use
“contigo” is a pronoun and “conto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,738
- “contigo” frequency rank
- #2,366
- “conto” frequency rank
- 4104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contigo | conto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em tua companhia, equivalente a com ti | narração fictícia breve, menor que uma novela, falada ou escrita |
Where the eye mixes contigo and conto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. contigo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against conto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses contigo with conto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: contigo is /kõ.ˈt͡ʃi.ɡo̝/ while conto is /ˈkõ.tu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4104, 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/. conto is at rank #2,366, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkõ.tu/.
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 4104, this pair ranks #70,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contigo vs conto
Shared letters: cnot. Private to "contigo": gi. Private to "conto": -.
"contigo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "conto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "contigo" for "conto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "contigo" or "conto"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "contigo" and "conto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "contigo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "conto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contigo" and "conto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conto vs contre". 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 #70,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.