Which to use
“cimo” and “clima” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,235
- “cimo” frequency rank
- #1,525
- “clima” frequency rank
- 26760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cimo | clima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | a parte mais alta | as condições médias do tempo geralmente presentes numa região, como a temperatura, pressão do ar, umidade, precipitação, presença ou ausência do sol, ventos, etc |
Where the eye mixes cimo and clima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cimo vs clima
A purely visual mix-up. cimo (/ˈsi.mu/) and clima (/ˈkli.mɐ/) 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 26760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cimo is recorded at frequency rank #25,235, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.mu/. clima is at rank #1,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkli.mɐ/.
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 26760, this pair ranks #42,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cimo vs clima
Shared letters: cim. Private to "cimo": o. Private to "clima": al.
"cimo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "clima" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cimo" and "clima" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cimo" or "clima"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cimo" and "clima" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cimo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cimo" and "clima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cimo". 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 #42,327 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.