cítico

adj

The verdict

“cítico” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - respeitante aos Citas da região a norte do mar Cáspio e do mar Negro (Cítia)

Corpus desk

Index PT-citico · cítico · Portuguese

cítico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for cítico
PropertyValue
Headwordcítico
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “cítico” em português

cíticofica fora das 100.000 palavras portuguesas mais frequentes, na cauda longa de vocabulário técnico, arcaico ou raro, onde a dúvida ortográfica aperta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cítico is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "respeitante aos Citas da região a norte do mar Cáspio e do mar Negro (Cítia)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cítico, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is cítico, spelled C-Í-T-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    respeitante aos Citas da região a norte do mar Cáspio e do mar Negro (Cítia)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. povos cíticos: Alanos, Hunos e Godos (considerados bárbaros)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cítico"?
"cítico" is spelled C-Í-T-I-C-O.
What does "cítico" mean?
As an adjective, "cítico" means: respeitante aos Citas da região a norte do mar Cáspio e do mar Negro (Cítia)
What language does "cítico" come from?
"cítico" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list