Which to use
“contornar” is a verb and “contorno” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,809
- “contornar” frequency rank
- #18,006
- “contorno” frequency rank
- 32815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contornar | contorno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer o contorno de | linha que circunda um corpo, |
Letter map: contornar vs contorno
Shared letters muted; letters that set contornar and contorno apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. contornar runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against contorno's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - contornar and contorno
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contornar is averb and contornoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contornar is recorded at frequency rank #14,809, classified as averb. contorno is at rank #18,006, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kõ.ˈtoɾ.nu/.
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 32815, this pair ranks #34,875 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contornar vs contorno
Shared letters: cnort. Private to "contornar": a. Private to "contorno": -.
"contornar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "contorno" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contornar" and "contorno" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contornar" vs "contorno" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "contornar" and "contorno". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "contornar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contorno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,875 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contornar" and "contorno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "confortar vs contornar". 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 #34,875 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.