Which to use
“cite” and “cito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,938
- “cite” frequency rank
- #25,237
- “cito” frequency rank
- 49175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cite | cito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | citar, fazer uma citação | fazer mover-se, excitar. |
Where the eye mixes cite and cito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses cite with cito
A purely visual mix-up. cite (/saɪt/) and cito (/ˈki.toː/) 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 a single letter - e in “cite” becomes o in “cito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cite is recorded at frequency rank #23,938, classified as averb, pronounced /saɪt/. 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 49175, this pair ranks #15,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cite vs cito
Shared letters: cit. Private to "cite": e. Private to "cito": o.
"cite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "cito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cite" and "cito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cite" vs "cito" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "cite" and "cito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cite" 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 #15,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cite" and "cito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cito". 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 #15,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.