Which to use
“came” and “cima” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,551
- “came” frequency rank
- #580
- “cima” frequency rank
- 25131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | came | cima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de manivelas que estão colocadas sobre um mesmo eixo, usadas para mover o seguidor | a parte superior de alguma coisa; alto, cume, cimeira, topo |
Where the eye mixes came and cima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between came and cima
A purely visual mix-up. came (/ˈkɐ.mi/) and cima (/ˈsi.mɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
came is recorded at frequency rank #24,551, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mi/. cima is at rank #580, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.mɐ/.
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 25131, this pair ranks #44,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of came vs cima
Shared letters: acm. Private to "came": e. Private to "cima": i.
"came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cima" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "came" and "cima" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "came" vs "cima" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "came" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "came" and "cima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "came vs cham". 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 #44,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.