Which to use
“cima” and “cimas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,590
- “cima” frequency rank
- #29,102
- “cimas” frequency rank
- 34692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cima | cimas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punto más alto de algo. | Forma del plural de cima. |
Where the eye mixes cima and cimas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cima runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cimas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cima vs cimas
A purely visual mix-up. cima ([ˈsima]) and cimas ([ˈsimas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cima” sits inside “cimas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cima is recorded at frequency rank #5,590, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsima]. cimas is at rank #29,102, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsimas].
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 34692, this pair ranks #190,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cima vs cimas
Shared letters: acim. Private to "cima": -. Private to "cimas": s.
"cima" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cimas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cima" and "cimas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cima" or "cimas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cimas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cima" and "cimas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cimas vs cojas". 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 #190,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.