Which to use
“censo” and “cinto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,830
- “censo” frequency rank
- #9,456
- “cinto” frequency rank
- 15286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censo | cinto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pesquisa que visa a coleta de dados estatísticos de um determinado lugar | faixa de couro, ou de outro material, com que se aperta a cintura |
Where the eye mixes censo and cinto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses censo with cinto
A purely visual mix-up. censo (/ˈsẽ.su/) and cinto (/ˈsĩ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15286, 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/. cinto is at rank #9,456, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsĩ.tu/.
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 15286, this pair ranks #56,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of censo vs cinto
Shared letters: cno. Private to "censo": es. Private to "cinto": it.
"censo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cinto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "censo" for "cinto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "censo" vs "cinto" - which ranks higher?
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 "censo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cinto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censo" and "cinto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cinto". 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 #56,570 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.