Which to use
“circo” is a noun and “cívico” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,717
- “circo” frequency rank
- #16,485
- “cívico” frequency rank
- 22202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | circo | cívico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em Roma, recinto onde se realizavam jogos para entretenimento público; o conjunto dos jogos | relativo ao civil |
Letter map: circo vs cívico
Shared letters muted; letters that set circo and cívico apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. circo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against cívico's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: circo vs cívico
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: circo is anoun and cívicoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22202, 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/. cívico is at rank #16,485, tagged as anadj.
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 22202, this pair ranks #47,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of circo vs cívico
Shared letters: cio. Private to "circo": r. Private to "cívico": ví.
"circo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cívico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- circo ← ccirco · cicro · circco · ciroc · cirrco · crico · icrco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "circo" for "cívico" ever safe?
Frequency check: "circo" vs "cívico" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "circo" and "cívico".
- Full dictionary entry for "circo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cívico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "circo" and "cívico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cívico vs cúbico". 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 #47,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.