Which to use
“came” and “ciúme” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,551
- “came” frequency rank
- #12,626
- “ciúme” frequency rank
- 37177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | came | ciúme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de manivelas que estão colocadas sobre um mesmo eixo, usadas para mover o seguidor | sentimento causado pelo receio de perder, para outro, o afeto da pessoa amada; zelos |
Where the eye mixes came and ciúme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: came vs ciúme
A purely visual mix-up. came (/ˈkɐ.mi/) and ciúme (/ˈsju.mɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37177, 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/. ciúme is at rank #12,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsju.mɨ/.
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 37177, this pair ranks #29,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of came vs ciúme
Shared letters: cem. Private to "came": a. Private to "ciúme": iú.
"came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ciúme" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- came ← acme · caem · camme · ccame · cmae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "came" for "ciúme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "came" vs "ciúme" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "came" and "ciúme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "came" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ciúme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "came" and "ciúme" 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 #29,496 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.