Which to use
“casino” and “césio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,598
- “casino” frequency rank
- #41,427
- “césio” frequency rank
- 53025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | casino | césio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o mesmo que cassino ("casa", "jogo") | elemento químico de símbolo Cs, possui o número atômico 55 e massa atômica relativa 132,905 u; é um metal alcalino, de coloração ouro prateado; é encontrado em minerais de potássio, tais como micas, berílio, feldspatos e a polucita (alumínio-silicato de césio); o césio metálico é utilizado na fabricação de células fotoelétricas e detectores de infravermelho |
Where the eye mixes casino and césio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. casino runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against césio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between casino and césio
A purely visual mix-up. casino (/kɐ.ˈzi.nu/) and césio (/ˈsɛzju/) 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 53025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
casino is recorded at frequency rank #11,598, classified as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈzi.nu/. césio is at rank #41,427, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛzju/.
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 53025, this pair ranks #12,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of casino vs césio
Shared letters: cios. Private to "casino": an. Private to "césio": é.
"casino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "césio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- casino ← acsino · caisno · casinno · casion · casnio · cassino · ccasino · csaino
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "casino" and "césio" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "casino" or "césio" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "casino" and "césio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "casino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "césio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "casino" and "césio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "césio vs cisto". 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 #12,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.