cego

/ˈsɛ.gu/

//ˈsɛ.gu// adj

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The verdict

“cego” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,606
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,140
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que não vê; desprovido de visão

Corpus desk

Index PT-cego · cego · Portuguese

cego · rank #5,606 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,606
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH cerebral

Nearest frequency peer: cerebral (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “cego”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “cego” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cego vs co
50% similar
cego vs céu
25% similar
cego vs cem
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cego
PropertyValue
Headwordcego
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈsɛ.gu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,606
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “cego”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.cegocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “cerebral” (#5,607), “book” (#5,603), “beijar” (#5,602). Entre 2,140 lemas com “C”, “cego” fica em #5,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around cego (IPA /ˈsɛ.gu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,606 among 2,140 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for cego, with forms such as "ccego", "ceggo", and "ceog". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "céu", "cem", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is cego, spelled C-E-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que não vê; desprovido de visão
  2. 2
    que impede o uso da razão
  3. 3
    irracional, alucinado, desvairado
  4. 4
    absoluto, ilimitado
  5. 5
    não afiado (diz-se de instrumento de corte como faca)
  6. 6
    que se desgasta com facilidade

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cego appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Os homens tolos são afetados por paixões cegas.
  2. Ficou cega de raiva.

Antonyms

vidente

This word in other languages

blind(English)blind(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccego
  • ceggo
  • ceog
  • cgeo
  • ecgo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cego - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccego1ceggo1ceog2cgeo2ecgo2
Edit distance from "cego"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cego"?
"cego" is spelled C-E-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛ.gu/.
What does "cego" mean?
As an adjective, "cego" means: que não vê; desprovido de visão
What words are commonly confused with "cego"?
"cego" is commonly confused with "co", "céu", "cem". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cego"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cego" is /ˈsɛ.gu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cego" come from?
"cego" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cego", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

book#5,603dita#5,623pano#5,565osso#5,563

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

onze5 variantscana5 variantsadoção5 variantsvela5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list