Which to use
“césio” and “cisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,427
- “césio” frequency rank
- #36,806
- “cisão” frequency rank
- 78233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | césio | cisão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | ato de cindir |
Where the eye mixes césio and cisão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. césio and cisão follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: césio vs cisão
A purely visual mix-up. césio (/ˈsɛzju/) and cisão (/si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 78233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
césio is recorded at frequency rank #41,427, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛzju/. cisão is at rank #36,806, tagged as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 78233, this pair ranks #1,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of césio vs cisão
Shared letters: cios. Private to "césio": é. Private to "cisão": ã.
"césio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cisão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "césio" and "cisão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "césio" vs "cisão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "césio" and "cisão" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "césio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cisão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "césio" and "cisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cisão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.