Which to use
“cinza” and “cinzas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,392
- “cinza” frequency rank
- #7,120
- “cinzas” frequency rank
- 12512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cinza | cinzas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cuja cor é o cinza² | forma plural de cinza |
Where the eye mixes cinza and cinzas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. cinza runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cinzas's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: cinza vs cinzas
A purely visual mix-up. cinza ([ˈsĩŋza], plural: [ˈsĩŋzas]) and cinzas (/ˈsĩⁿ.zɐs/) 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 extra letter(s) - “cinza” sits inside “cinzas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cinza is recorded at frequency rank #5,392, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsĩŋza], plural: [ˈsĩŋzas]. cinzas is at rank #7,120, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsĩⁿ.zɐs/.
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 12512, this pair ranks #60,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cinza vs cinzas
Shared letters: acinz. Private to "cinza": -. Private to "cinzas": s.
"cinza" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cinzas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cinza" and "cinzas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cinza" or "cinzas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cinza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cinzas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cinza" and "cinzas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cinza vs conca". 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 #60,026 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.