Which to use
“cerro” and “clero” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,250
- “cerro” frequency rank
- #16,470
- “clero” frequency rank
- 38720
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cerro | clero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elevação no terreno formando um monte pequeno e com penhasco | classe ou ordem religiosa |
Where the eye mixes cerro and clero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cerro (CVCCV) and clero (CCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cerro and clero
A purely visual mix-up. cerro (/ˈse.ʁu/ [ˈse.hu]) and clero (/ˈklɛ.ɾu/) 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 38720, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cerro is recorded at frequency rank #22,250, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.ʁu/ [ˈse.hu]. clero is at rank #16,470, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɛ.ɾu/.
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 38720, this pair ranks #27,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cerro vs clero
Shared letters: ceor. Private to "cerro": -. Private to "clero": l.
"cerro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "clero" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cerro" and "clero" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cerro" or "clero" show up more?
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 "cerro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cerro" and "clero" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cerda vs cerro". 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 #27,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.