Which to use
“censo” and “centro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,830
- “censo” frequency rank
- #308
- “centro” frequency rank
- 6138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censo | centro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pesquisa que visa a coleta de dados estatísticos de um determinado lugar | local com maior movimento numa cidade, onde alguma ação se exerce com mais intensidade |
Where the eye mixes censo and centro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between censo and centro
A purely visual mix-up. censo (/ˈsẽ.su/) and centro (/ˈsẽ.tɾu/) 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 6138, 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/. centro is at rank #308, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsẽ.tɾu/.
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 6138, this pair ranks #68,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of censo vs centro
Shared letters: ceno. Private to "censo": s. Private to "centro": rt.
"censo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "centro" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "censo" for "centro" ever safe?
Frequency check: "censo" vs "centro" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "censo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "centro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censo" and "centro" 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 #68,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.