em cima
The verdict
“em cima” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - na parte mais elevada de alguma coisa; no alto
Corpus desk
Index PT-em-cima · em cima · Portuguese
em cima · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | em cima |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “em cima” em português
Rare enough to double-check
em cima is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for em cima in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is em cima, spelled E-M- -C-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1na parte mais elevada de alguma coisa; no alto
- 2garantido, assegurado
- 3muito de perto de modo a inibir comportamento que considera inadequado e condicionar a comportamento que considera adequado
- 4muito de perto de modo a não deixar passar nada sem que note
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how em cima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Para atender aos aplausos, apareceu em cima, na sacada.
Fique tranquilo, temos o contrato em cima.
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.