Which to use
“cinto” and “cisto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,456
- “cinto” frequency rank
- #39,054
- “cisto” frequency rank
- 48510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cinto | cisto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | faixa de couro, ou de outro material, com que se aperta a cintura | saco fechado que tem uma membrana e divisão distintas do tecido circundante |
Letter map: cinto vs cisto
Shared letters muted; letters that set cinto and cisto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - cinto / cisto
cinto and cisto are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - n in “cinto” becomes s in “cisto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cinto is recorded at frequency rank #9,456, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsĩ.tu/. cisto is at rank #39,054, tagged as anoun.
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 48510, this pair ranks #16,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cinto vs cisto
Shared letters: ciot. Private to "cinto": n. Private to "cisto": s.
"cinto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cisto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cinto" and "cisto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cinto" or "cisto"?
Useful next steps
Pair "cinto" vs "cisto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cinto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cisto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cinto" and "cisto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cisto". 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 #16,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.