em cima
The verdict
“em cima” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - na parte mais elevada de alguma coisa; no alto
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | em cima |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “em cima” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for em cima is 7 letters long, classified as a phrase. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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.
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Using “em cima”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M- -C-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.