Which to use
“campo” and “cimo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #488
- “campo” frequency rank
- #25,235
- “cimo” frequency rank
- 25723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campo | cimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | região fora da cidade | a parte mais alta |
Where the eye mixes campo and cimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. campo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cimo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses campo with cimo
A purely visual mix-up. campo (/ˈkɐ̃.pu/) and cimo (/ˈsi.mu/) 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 25723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campo is recorded at frequency rank #488, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ̃.pu/. 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 25723, this pair ranks #43,537 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of campo vs cimo
Shared letters: cmo. Private to "campo": ap. Private to "cimo": i.
"campo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cimo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "campo" and "cimo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "campo" or "cimo"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "campo" 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 #43,537 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campo" 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 #43,537 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.