Which to use
“cinco” and “clínico” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #373
- “cinco” frequency rank
- #13,687
- “clínico” frequency rank
- 14060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cinco | clínico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | número equivalente a quatro mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha cinco elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 5 (algarismos arábicos) ou V (algarismos romanos) | relacionado ou ligado à clínica |
Where the eye mixes cinco and clínico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cinco runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against clínico's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cinco with clínico
A purely visual mix-up. cinco (/ˈsĩ.ku/) and clínico (/ˈkli.ni.ku/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cinco is recorded at frequency rank #373, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsĩ.ku/. clínico is at rank #13,687, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkli.ni.ku/.
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 14060, this pair ranks #58,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cinco vs clínico
Shared letters: cino. Private to "cinco": -. Private to "clínico": lí.
"cinco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "clínico" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cinco ← ccinco · cicno · cincco · cinnco · cinoc · cnico · icnco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cinco" and "clínico" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cinco" or "clínico" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cinco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clínico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cinco" and "clínico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cinco". 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 #58,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.