Which to use
“contribuído” is an adjective and “contribuir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,106
- “contribuído” frequency rank
- #3,546
- “contribuir” frequency rank
- 17652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contribuído | contribuir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se contribuiu | cooperar, colaborar, ajudar |
Letter map: contribuído vs contribuir
Shared letters muted; letters that set contribuído and contribuir apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. contribuído runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCVVCV) against contribuir's 10 (CVCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: contribuído vs contribuir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contribuído is anadjective and contribuiraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contribuído is recorded at frequency rank #14,106, classified as anadj. contribuir is at rank #3,546, tagged as averb.
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 17652, this pair ranks #53,538 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contribuído vs contribuir
Shared letters: bcinortu. Private to "contribuído": dí. Private to "contribuir": -.
"contribuído" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVCV · "contribuir" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- contribuir ← ccontribuir · cnotribuir · conntribuir · conrtibuir · contirbuir · contrbiuir · contribbuir · contribiur
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contribuído" and "contribuir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "contribuído" or "contribuir"?
Useful next steps
Pair "contribuído" vs "contribuir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "contribuído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contribuir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,538 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contribuído" and "contribuir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contribuído vs contributo". 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 #53,538 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.