Which to use
“censo” and “cunho” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,830
- “censo” frequency rank
- #13,257
- “cunho” frequency rank
- 19087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | censo | cunho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pesquisa que visa a coleta de dados estatísticos de um determinado lugar | origem, fundo, base ou ligação com |
Where the eye mixes censo and cunho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between censo and cunho
A purely visual mix-up. censo (/ˈsẽ.su/) and cunho (/ˈku.ɲu/) 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 19087, 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/. cunho is at rank #13,257, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈku.ɲu/.
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 19087, this pair ranks #51,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of censo vs cunho
Shared letters: cno. Private to "censo": es. Private to "cunho": hu.
"censo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cunho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "censo" and "cunho" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "censo" vs "cunho" - 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 "cunho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "censo" and "cunho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cunho vs curvo". 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 #51,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.