# ciúme

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈsju.mɨ/ · frequency rank #12,626

## Definitions
1. sentimento causado pelo receio de perder, para outro, o afeto da pessoa amada; zelos
2. a manifestação desse sentimento
3. despeito invejoso

## Easily confused with
- **cum** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ciume-vs-cum)
- **cute** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ciume-vs-cute)
- **clube** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ciume-vs-clube)
- **crime** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ciume-vs-crime)
- **creme** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ciume-vs-creme)
- **couve** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ciume-vs-couve)
- **comme** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ciume-vs-comme)
- **cima** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cima-vs-ciume)
- **cite** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cite-vs-ciume)
- **came** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/came-vs-ciume)
- **cimo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cimo-vs-ciume)
- **chute** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/chute-vs-ciume)
- **cisne** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cisne-vs-ciume)
- **cisma** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cisma-vs-ciume)
- **caule** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/caule-vs-ciume)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cciúme`, `cimúe`, `ciúem`, `ciúmme`, `cúime`, `icúme`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/ciume