Which to use
“continente” and “contingente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,253
- “continente” frequency rank
- #12,851
- “contingente” frequency rank
- 16104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | continente | contingente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem continência | possível, mas não certo; incidental; casual |
Where the eye mixes continente and contingente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. continente runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCCV) against contingente's 11 (CVCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between continente and contingente
A purely visual mix-up. continente (/kõ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/) and contingente (/kõ.tĩ.ˈʒẽ.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
continente is recorded at frequency rank #3,253, classified as anadj, pronounced /kõ.ti.ˈnẽ.tɨ/. contingente is at rank #12,851, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kõ.tĩ.ˈʒẽ.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 16104, this pair ranks #55,516 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of continente vs contingente
Shared letters: ceinot. Private to "continente": -. Private to "contingente": g.
"continente" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV · "contingente" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- continente ← ccontinente · cnotinente · conitnente · conntinente · contiennte · continenet · continennte · continentte
- contingente ← ccontingente · cnotingente · conitngente · conntingente · contignente · continegnte · contingenet · contingennte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "continente" for "contingente" ever safe?
Frequency check: "continente" vs "contingente" - 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 "continente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contingente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,516 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "continente" and "contingente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "condizente vs continente". 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 #55,516 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.