cisma
Portuguese, noun/ˈsiz.mɐ/
cisma is spelled C-I-S-M-A (5 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 32,104th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cisma is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “schism (a split or separation within a group or organisation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of cismar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato de cismar, de cogitar”.
What does cisma mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineschism (a split or separation within a group or organisation)
noun
- 1
femininevice; obsession (a bad habit)
- 2
femininespite (deep-seated enmity or ill-will towards someone)
- 3
feminineobstinacy; stubbornness (insistence in doing something, especially something that is likely not to work out)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato de cismar, de cogitar 2. mania 3. preocupação constante 4. separação de uma entidade que era una por dissidência; discórdia
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cisma
- cismas plural
- schisma alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cisma?
- Brazil /ˈsiz.mɐ/
- /ˈsiʒ.mɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsiʒ.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cisma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cisma in Portuguese?
cisma appears 1.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).