Which to use
“caído” is an adjective and “cimo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,017
- “caído” frequency rank
- #25,235
- “cimo” frequency rank
- 33252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caído | cimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que caiu | a parte mais alta |
Letter map: caído vs cimo
Shared letters muted; letters that set caído and cimo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. caído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against cimo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for caído / cimo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caído is anadjective and cimoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caído is recorded at frequency rank #8,017, classified as anadj. cimo is at rank #25,235, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.mu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 33252, this pair ranks #34,299 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caído vs cimo
Shared letters: co. Private to "caído": adí. Private to "cimo": im.
"caído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cimo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cimo ← ccimo · cimmo · ciom · cmio · icmo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caído" and "cimo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "caído" vs "cimo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "caído" and "cimo".
- Full dictionary entry for "caído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,299 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caído" and "cimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cimo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #34,299 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.