citar vs clicar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“citar” and “clicar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,831
“citar” frequency rank: #10,855
“clicar” frequency rank: 16686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	citar	clicar
Definition	provocar (o toiro) para realizar qualquer sorte tauromáquica	gerar um clique (estalido)

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set citar and clicar apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

citar

6 ch

clicar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. citar (/si.ˈtaɾ/) and clicar (/kli.ˈkaɾ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

citar is recorded at frequency rank #5,831, classified as averb, pronounced /si.ˈtaɾ/. clicar is at rank #10,855, tagged as averb, pronounced /kli.ˈkaɾ/.

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 16686, this pair ranks #54,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of citar vs clicar

Shared letters: acir. Private to "citar": t. Private to "clicar": l.

"citar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "clicar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

citar ← ccitar · ciatr · citarr · citra · cittar · ctiar · ictar
clicar ← cclicar · cilcar · clciar · cliacr · clicarr · cliccar · clicra · cllicar

Frequency comparison

citar#5,831

clicar#10,855

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "citar" and "clicar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/si.ˈtaɾ/ versus /kli.ˈkaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "citar" or "clicar"?

"citar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,831 in our Portuguese list, against #10,855 for "clicar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering citar vs clicar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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