Which to use
“contribuir” is a verb and “contributo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,546
- “contribuir” frequency rank
- #19,386
- “contributo” frequency rank
- 22932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | contribuir | contributo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cooperar, colaborar, ajudar | contribuição |
Letter map: contribuir vs contributo
Shared letters muted; letters that set contribuir and contributo apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. contribuir (CVCCCVCVVC) and contributo (CVCCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: contribuir vs contributo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: contribuir is averb and contributoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
contribuir is recorded at frequency rank #3,546, classified as averb. contributo is at rank #19,386, 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 22932, this pair ranks #46,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of contribuir vs contributo
Shared letters: bcinortu. Private to "contribuir": -. Private to "contributo": -.
"contribuir" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVVC · "contributo" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- contribuir ← ccontribuir · cnotribuir · conntribuir · conrtibuir · contirbuir · contrbiuir · contribbuir · contribiur
- contributo ← ccontributo · cnotributo · conntributo · conrtibuto · contirbuto · contrbiuto · contribbuto · contribtuo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "contribuir" and "contributo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "contribuir" or "contributo" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "contribuir" vs "contributo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "contribuir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "contributo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "contribuir" and "contributo" 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 #46,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.