cidade

/si.ˈda.dɨ/

//si.ˈda.dɨ// noun

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The verdict

“cidade” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #124 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#124
frequency rank, Portuguese
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aglomeração humana localizada numa área geográfica circunscrita e que tem numerosas casas, próximas entre si, destinadas à moradia e/ou a atividades culturais, mercantis, industriais, financeiras e...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

cidade vs citado
67% similar
cidade vs cilada
67% similar
cidade vs cuidado
71% similar

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

Key facts for cidade
PropertyValue
Headwordcidade
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/si.ˈda.dɨ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#124
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cidade” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cidade lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cidade is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /si.ˈda.dɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #124 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for cidade, with forms such as "ccidade", "cdiade", and "ciadde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "citado", "cilada", "cuidado", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is cidade, spelled C-I-D-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aglomeração humana localizada numa área geográfica circunscrita e que tem numerosas casas, próximas entre si, destinadas à moradia e/ou a atividades culturais, mercantis, industriais, financeiras e a outras não relacionadas com a exploração direta do solo; urbe
  2. 2
    povoação de primeira categoria num país
  3. 3
    a menor unidade administrativa de um país
  4. 4
    conjunto dos habitantes de uma cidade
  5. 5
    conjunto de edifícios que formam um todo mais ou menos fechado
  6. 6
    grande formigueiro de saúvas, formado por diversos prolongamentos conhecidos como panelas

Synonyms

burgourbe

This word in other languages

town(English)ciudad(Español)ville(Français)Stadt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccidade,cdiade,ciadde,cidadde,cidaed,ciddade,ciddae,icdade

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cidade - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccidade1cdiade2ciadde2cidadde1cidaed2ciddade1ciddae2icdade2
Edit distance from "cidade"

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 "cidade"?
"cidade" is spelled C-I-D-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /si.ˈda.dɨ/.
What does "cidade" mean?
As a noun, "cidade" means: aglomeração humana localizada numa área geográfica circunscrita e que tem numerosas casas, próximas entre si, destinadas à moradia e/ou a atividades culturais, mercantis, industriais, financeiras e...
What words are commonly confused with "cidade"?
"cidade" is commonly confused with "citado", "cilada", "cuidado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cidade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cidade" is /si.ˈda.dɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cidade" come from?
"cidade" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “cidade”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is C-I-D-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /si.ˈda.dɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “citado” - see the side-by-side comparison. cidade vs citado
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list