Which to use
“cinto” and “custo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,456
- “cinto” frequency rank
- #1,773
- “custo” frequency rank
- 11229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cinto | custo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | faixa de couro, ou de outro material, com que se aperta a cintura | o quanto algo custa, o preço de algo |
Where the eye mixes cinto and custo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cinto vs custo
A purely visual mix-up. cinto (/ˈsĩ.tu/) and custo (/ˈkuʃ.tu/) 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 11229, 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/. custo is at rank #1,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkuʃ.tu/.
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 11229, this pair ranks #61,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cinto vs custo
Shared letters: cot. Private to "cinto": in. Private to "custo": su.
"cinto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "custo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cinto" and "custo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cinto" vs "custo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cinto" and "custo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cinto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "custo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cinto" and "custo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cinto". 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 #61,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.