Which to use
“cidade” and “cilada” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #124
- “cidade” frequency rank
- #16,704
- “cilada” frequency rank
- 16828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cidade | cilada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aglomeração humana localizada numa área geográfica circunscrita e que tem numerosas casas, próximas entre si, destinadas à moradia e/ou a atividades culturais, mercantis, industriais, financeiras e a outras não relacionadas com a exploração direta do solo; urbe | emboscada feita para ataque ou captura, de modo a atrair a pessoa até ela |
Where the eye mixes cidade and cilada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cidade vs cilada
A purely visual mix-up. cidade (/si.ˈda.dɨ/) and cilada (/siˈla.dɐ/) 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 16828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cidade is recorded at frequency rank #124, classified as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈda.dɨ/. cilada is at rank #16,704, tagged as anoun, pronounced /siˈla.dɐ/.
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 16828, this pair ranks #54,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cidade vs cilada
Shared letters: acdi. Private to "cidade": e. Private to "cilada": l.
"cidade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "cilada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cidade" and "cilada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "cidade" or "cilada"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cidade" and "cilada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cidade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cilada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cidade" and "cilada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cilada vs ciranda". 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 #54,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.