Which to use
“cervo” and “césio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,629
- “cervo” frequency rank
- #41,427
- “césio” frequency rank
- 71056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cervo | césio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mamífero ruminante da família dos cervídeos, com chifres ramificados, que vive em rebanhos | elemento químico de símbolo Cs, possui o número atômico 55 e massa atômica relativa 132,905 u; é um metal alcalino, de coloração ouro prateado; é encontrado em minerais de potássio, tais como micas, berílio, feldspatos e a polucita (alumínio-silicato de césio); o césio metálico é utilizado na fabricação de células fotoelétricas e detectores de infravermelho |
Where the eye mixes cervo and césio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cervo (CVCCV) and césio (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between cervo and césio
A purely visual mix-up. cervo (/ˈsɛɾ.vu/) and césio (/ˈsɛzju/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cervo is recorded at frequency rank #29,629, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛɾ.vu/. césio is at rank #41,427, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛzju/.
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 71056, this pair ranks #3,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cervo vs césio
Shared letters: co. Private to "cervo": erv. Private to "césio": isé.
"cervo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "césio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cervo ← ccervo · cerov · cerrvo · cervvo · cevro · crevo · ecrvo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cervo" for "césio" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cervo" vs "césio" - 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 "cervo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "césio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cervo" and "césio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "césio vs cisto". 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 #3,461 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.