Which to use
“cite” is a verb and “curte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,938
- “cite” frequency rank
- #12,413
- “curte” frequency rank
- 36351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cite | curte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | citar, fazer uma citação | ação de relacionar-se amorosamente, ter troca de carícias e se curtir sem compromisso |
Letter map: cite vs curte
Shared letters muted; letters that set cite and curte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. cite runs 4 letters (CVCV) against curte's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for cite / curte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cite is averb and curteanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36351, 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/. curte is at rank #12,413, tagged as anoun.
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 36351, this pair ranks #30,498 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cite vs curte
Shared letters: cet. Private to "cite": i. Private to "curte": ru.
"cite" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "curte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cite" and "curte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cite" or "curte" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cite" and "curte".
- Full dictionary entry for "cite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "curte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,498 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cite" and "curte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciao vs cite". 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 #30,498 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.