Which to use
“cento” is a noun and “certos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,620
- “cento” frequency rank
- #2,359
- “certos” frequency rank
- 4979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cento | certos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de cem unidades de alguma coisa | plural de certo |
Letter map: cento vs certos
Shared letters muted; letters that set cento and certos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - cento and certos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cento is anoun and certosanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cento is recorded at frequency rank #2,620, classified as anoun. certos is at rank #2,359, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɛrtuʃ/.
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 4979, this pair ranks #69,752 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cento vs certos
Shared letters: ceot. Private to "cento": n. Private to "certos": rs.
"cento" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "certos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cento" and "certos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cento" vs "certos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cento" and "certos".
- Full dictionary entry for "cento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "certos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,752 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cento" and "certos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ceres vs certos". 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 #69,752 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.