Which to use
“contra” is a preposition and “corta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #160
- “contra” frequency rank
- #4,545
- “corta” frequency rank
- 4705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contra | corta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em oposição a | ato de cortar |
Letter map: contra vs corta
Shared letters muted; letters that set contra and corta apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - contra and corta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contra is apreposition and cortaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contra is recorded at frequency rank #160, classified as aprep, pronounced /ˈkõ.tɾɐ/. corta is at rank #4,545, tagged as anoun.
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 4705, this pair ranks #70,110 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of contra vs corta
Shared letters: acort. Private to "contra": n. Private to "corta": -.
"contra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "corta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contra" and "corta" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "contra" or "corta"?
After this comparison
You've compared "contra" and "corta". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "contra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,110 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contra" and "corta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs corta". 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 #70,110 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.