Which to use
“cego” and “cheio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,606
- “cego” frequency rank
- #1,424
- “cheio” frequency rank
- 7030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cego | cheio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que não vê; desprovido de visão | completamente preenchido; que contém o máximo que pode conter |
Where the eye mixes cego and cheio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cego and cheio
A purely visual mix-up. cego (/ˈsɛ.gu/) and cheio (/ˈʃɐj.u/) 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 7030, 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/. cheio is at rank #1,424, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈʃɐj.u/.
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 7030, this pair ranks #67,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cego vs cheio
Shared letters: ceo. Private to "cego": g. Private to "cheio": hi.
"cego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cheio" · 5 letters · shape CCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cego" and "cheio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cego" or "cheio"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cheio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cego" and "cheio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cego vs ciao". 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 #67,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.