Which to use
“cego” is an adjective and “CEI” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,606
- “cego” frequency rank
- #29,625
- “CEI” frequency rank
- 35231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cego | CEI |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não vê; desprovido de visão | Communauté des États Indépendants (português: Comunidade dos Estados Independentes, CEI) |
Where the eye mixes cego and CEI
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cego runs 4 letters (CVCV) against CEI's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cego with CEI
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cego is /ˈsɛ.gu/ while CEI is /se.ø.i/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cego is recorded at frequency rank #5,606, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɛ.gu/. CEI is at rank #29,625, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced /se.ø.i/.
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 35231, this pair ranks #31,845 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cego vs CEI
Shared letters: ce. Private to "cego": go. Private to "CEI": i.
"cego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "CEI" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cego ← ccego · ceggo · ceog · cgeo · ecgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cego" and "CEI" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cego" or "CEI" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "CEI" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,845 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cego" and "CEI" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "CEI vs coin". 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 #31,845 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.