Which to use
“ciúme” and “clube” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,626
- “ciúme” frequency rank
- #846
- “clube” frequency rank
- 13472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ciúme | clube |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sentimento causado pelo receio de perder, para outro, o afeto da pessoa amada; zelos | grupo de pessoas que se reúnem para estudo, diversão, jogos, esportes, etc |
Where the eye mixes ciúme and clube
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ciúme and clube
A purely visual mix-up. ciúme (/ˈsju.mɨ/) and clube (/ˈklu.bɨ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ciúme is recorded at frequency rank #12,626, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsju.mɨ/. clube is at rank #846, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈklu.bɨ/.
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 13472, this pair ranks #58,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ciúme vs clube
Shared letters: ce. Private to "ciúme": imú. Private to "clube": blu.
"ciúme" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "clube" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- clube ← cclube · clbue · cllube · clubbe · clueb · culbe · lcube
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ciúme" and "clube" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ciúme" or "clube" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ciúme" and "clube" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ciúme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clube" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ciúme" and "clube" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ciúme vs comme". 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 #58,855 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.