# cite vs cito

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cite
*verb · IPA /saɪt/ · frequency rank #23,938*
citar, fazer uma citação

### cito
*verb · IPA /ˈki.toː/ · frequency rank #25,237*
fazer mover-se, excitar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cite-vs-cito