Which to use
“ciclone” and “clone” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,311
- “ciclone” frequency rank
- #13,243
- “clone” frequency rank
- 22554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ciclone | clone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | centro de baixa pressão atmosférica onde o ar quente se eleva e favorece a formação de nuvens e a precipitação de chuvas | reprodução fiel e idêntica de algo ou alguém real ou virtual |
Where the eye mixes ciclone and clone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ciclone with clone
A purely visual mix-up. ciclone (/si.ˈklɔ.nɨ/) and clone (/ˈklɔ.nɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “clone” sits inside “ciclone”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ciclone is recorded at frequency rank #9,311, classified as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈklɔ.nɨ/. clone is at rank #13,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklɔ.nɨ/.
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 22554, this pair ranks #47,479 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ciclone vs clone
Shared letters: celno. Private to "ciclone": i. Private to "clone": -.
"ciclone" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "clone" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ciclone" for "clone" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ciclone" vs "clone" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ciclone" and "clone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ciclone" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,479 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ciclone" and "clone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "clonar vs clone". 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 #47,479 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.