Which to use
“cisma” and “clima” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,106
- “cisma” frequency rank
- #1,525
- “clima” frequency rank
- 33631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cisma | clima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de cismar, de cogitar | as condições médias do tempo geralmente presentes numa região, como a temperatura, pressão do ar, umidade, precipitação, presença ou ausência do sol, ventos, etc |
Where the eye mixes cisma and clima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cisma with clima
A purely visual mix-up. cisma (/ˈsiʒ.mɐ/) and clima (/ˈkli.mɐ/) 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 33631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cisma is recorded at frequency rank #32,106, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsiʒ.mɐ/. clima is at rank #1,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkli.mɐ/.
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 33631, this pair ranks #33,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cisma vs clima
Shared letters: acim. Private to "cisma": s. Private to "clima": l.
"cisma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "clima" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cisma" and "clima" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cisma" or "clima" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cisma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cisma" and "clima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "caspa vs cisma". 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 #33,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.