Which to use
“cívico” is an adjective and “civismo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,485
- “cívico” frequency rank
- #43,338
- “civismo” frequency rank
- 59823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cívico | civismo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo ao civil | devoção ao interesse público; patriotismo |
Letter map: cívico vs civismo
Shared letters muted; letters that set cívico and civismo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. cívico runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against civismo's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - cívico and civismo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cívico is anadjective and civismoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cívico is recorded at frequency rank #16,485, classified as anadj. civismo is at rank #43,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced /si.ˈviʒ.mu/.
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 59823, this pair ranks #7,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cívico vs civismo
Shared letters: ciov. Private to "cívico": í. Private to "civismo": ms.
"cívico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "civismo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- civismo ← ccivismo · ciivsmo · civimso · civismmo · civisom · civissmo · civsimo · civvismo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cívico" for "civismo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cívico" or "civismo"?
Useful next steps
Pair "cívico" vs "civismo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cívico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "civismo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cívico" and "civismo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cívico vs cúbico". 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 #7,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.