Which to use
“cego” is an adjective and “césio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,606
- “cego” frequency rank
- #41,427
- “césio” frequency rank
- 47033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cego | césio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não vê; desprovido de visão | 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 cego and césio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cego runs 4 letters (CVCV) against césio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cego and césio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cego is /ˈsɛ.gu/ while césio is /ˈsɛzju/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47033, 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/. 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 47033, this pair ranks #18,258 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cego vs césio
Shared letters: co. Private to "cego": eg. Private to "césio": isé.
"cego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "césio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cego ← ccego · ceggo · ceog · cgeo · ecgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cego" and "césio" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cego" or "césio" 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 "césio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,258 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cego" 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 #18,258 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.