Which to use
“ceia” and “césio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,796
- “ceia” frequency rank
- #41,427
- “césio” frequency rank
- 56223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceia | césio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a última refeição do dia | 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 ceia and césio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. ceia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against césio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ceia and césio
A purely visual mix-up. ceia (/ˈsɐj.ɐ/) 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 56223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceia is recorded at frequency rank #14,796, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɐj.ɐ/. 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 56223, this pair ranks #10,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ceia vs césio
Shared letters: ci. Private to "ceia": ae. Private to "césio": osé.
"ceia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "césio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ceia ← cceia · ceai · ciea · ecia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ceia" for "césio" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ceia" or "césio" show up more?
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 "ceia" 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 #10,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceia" 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 #10,101 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.