Which to use
“censo” and “cento” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,830
- “censo” frequency rank
- #2,620
- “cento” frequency rank
- 8450
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censo | cento |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pesquisa que visa a coleta de dados estatísticos de um determinado lugar | conjunto de cem unidades de alguma coisa |
Letter map: censo vs cento
Shared letters muted; letters that set censo and cento apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on censo vs cento
censo and cento are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - s in “censo” becomes t in “cento”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8450, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
censo is recorded at frequency rank #5,830, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsẽ.su/. cento is at rank #2,620, tagged as anoun.
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 8450, this pair ranks #65,319 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of censo vs cento
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "censo": s. Private to "cento": t.
"censo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cento" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "censo" for "cento" ever safe?
Frequency check: "censo" vs "cento" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "censo" and "cento".
- Full dictionary entry for "censo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cento" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,319 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censo" and "cento" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "censo vs césio". 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 #65,319 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.