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“circo” and “cisto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,717
- “circo” frequency rank
- #39,054
- “cisto” frequency rank
- 44771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | circo | cisto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em Roma, recinto onde se realizavam jogos para entretenimento público; o conjunto dos jogos | saco fechado que tem uma membrana e divisão distintas do tecido circundante |
Letter map: circo vs cisto
Shared letters muted; letters that set circo and cisto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. circo and cisto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: circo and cisto
circo 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
circo is recorded at frequency rank #5,717, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsirku/. 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 44771, this pair ranks #20,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of circo vs cisto
Shared letters: cio. Private to "circo": r. Private to "cisto": st.
"circo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cisto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "circo" and "cisto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "circo" or "cisto"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "circo" and "cisto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "circo" 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 #20,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "circo" 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 #20,662 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.