Which to use
“caído” is an adjective and “cito” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,017
- “caído” frequency rank
- #25,237
- “cito” frequency rank
- 33254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caído | cito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que caiu | fazer mover-se, excitar. |
Letter map: caído vs cito
Shared letters muted; letters that set caído and cito apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. caído runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against cito's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: caído vs cito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: caído is anadjective and citoaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caído is recorded at frequency rank #8,017, classified as anadj. cito is at rank #25,237, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈki.toː/.
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 33254, this pair ranks #34,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caído vs cito
Shared letters: co. Private to "caído": adí. Private to "cito": it.
"caído" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "cito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cito ← ccito · ciot · citto · ctio · icto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "caído" and "cito" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "caído" or "cito" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "caído" and "cito". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "caído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caído" and "cito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cito". 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 #34,297 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.