Which to use
“ciúme” and “crime” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,626
- “ciúme” frequency rank
- #886
- “crime” frequency rank
- 13512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ciúme | crime |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sentimento causado pelo receio de perder, para outro, o afeto da pessoa amada; zelos | conduta descrita na legislação penal como sendo proibida, por meio de um tipo penal |
Where the eye mixes ciúme and crime
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ciúme vs crime
A purely visual mix-up. ciúme (/ˈsju.mɨ/) and crime (/ˈkɾi.mɨ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13512, 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/. crime is at rank #886, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾi.mɨ/.
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 13512, this pair ranks #58,802 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ciúme vs crime
Shared letters: ceim. Private to "ciúme": ú. Private to "crime": r.
"ciúme" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "crime" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- crime ← ccrime · cirme · criem · crimme · crmie · crrime · rcime
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ciúme" for "crime" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ciúme" vs "crime" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ciúme" and "crime" 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 "crime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,802 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ciúme" and "crime" 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 #58,802 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.