cito

//ˈki.toː// verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,237

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

cito is aPortugueseverb. It means: fazer mover-se, excitar. Pronounced /ˈki.toː/. Often confused with co and cut.

Key facts for cito
PropertyValue
Headwordcito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈki.toː/
Letters4
Frequency rank#25,237
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of cito in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for cito is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈki.toː/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,237 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for cito, with forms such as "ccito", "ciot", and "citto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "co", "cut", "como", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is cito, spelled C-I-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer mover-se, excitar.
  2. 2
    chamar, mandar vir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccito,ciot,citto,ctio,icto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for cito

Misspelling Variants of "cito"

ccito5ciot4citto5ctio4icto4
Misspelling Variants of "cito"

Frequency rank: #25,237 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cito"?
"cito" is spelled C-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈki.toː/.
What does "cito" mean?
As a verb, "cito" means: fazer mover-se, excitar.
What words are commonly confused with "cito"?
"cito" is commonly confused with "co", "cut", "como". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cito" is /ˈki.toː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cito" come from?
"cito" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter C in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.