Which to use
“cisão” is a noun and “cito” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,806
- “cisão” frequency rank
- #25,237
- “cito” frequency rank
- 62043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cisão | cito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de cindir | fazer mover-se, excitar. |
Where the eye mixes cisão and cito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. cisão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against cito's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cisão and cito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cisão is /si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/ while cito is /ˈki.toː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cisão is recorded at frequency rank #36,806, classified as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. cito is at rank #25,237, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈki.toː/.
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 62043, this pair ranks #6,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cisão vs cito
Shared letters: cio. Private to "cisão": sã. Private to "cito": t.
"cisão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "cito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cito ← ccito · ciot · citto · ctio · icto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cisão" for "cito" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cisão" or "cito"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "cisão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cisão" and "cito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cisão". 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 #6,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.