Which to use
“cima” and “cisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #580
- “cima” frequency rank
- #36,806
- “cisão” frequency rank
- 37386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cima | cisão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a parte superior de alguma coisa; alto, cume, cimeira, topo | ato de cindir |
Where the eye mixes cima and cisão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. cima runs 4 letters (CVCV) against cisão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cima with cisão
A purely visual mix-up. cima (/ˈsi.mɐ/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cima is recorded at frequency rank #580, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.mɐ/. 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 37386, this pair ranks #29,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cima vs cisão
Shared letters: ci. Private to "cima": am. Private to "cisão": osã.
"cima" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cisão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cima ← ccima · ciam · cimma · cmia · icma
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cima" and "cisão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cima" vs "cisão" - 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 "cima" 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 #29,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cima" and "cisão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cisão". 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 #29,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.