Which to use
“contribuição” is a noun and “contribuído” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,607
- “contribuição” frequency rank
- #14,106
- “contribuído” frequency rank
- 17713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contribuição | contribuído |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trabalho feito em prol de algo coletivo | que se contribuiu |
Letter map: contribuição vs contribuído
Shared letters muted; letters that set contribuição and contribuído apart highlighted. Shared run: 9. contribuição runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCVVCVV) against contribuído's 11 (CVCCCVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - contribuição and contribuído
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contribuição is anoun and contribuídoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contribuição is recorded at frequency rank #3,607, classified as anoun, pronounced /kõw.tɾi.bu.i.ˈsãw/. contribuído is at rank #14,106, 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 17713, this pair ranks #53,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contribuição vs contribuído
Shared letters: bcinortu. Private to "contribuição": ãç. Private to "contribuído": dí.
"contribuição" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCVV · "contribuído" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "contribuição" and "contribuído" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "contribuição" vs "contribuído" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "contribuição" vs "contribuído" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "contribuição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contribuído" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contribuição" and "contribuído" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contribuído vs contributo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.