Which to use
“cívico” and “clínico” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,485
- “cívico” frequency rank
- #13,687
- “clínico” frequency rank
- 30172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cívico | clínico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo ao civil | relacionado ou ligado à clínica |
Letter map: cívico vs clínico
Shared letters muted; letters that set cívico and clínico apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. cívico runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against clínico's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: cívico and clínico
cívico and clínico are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cívico is recorded at frequency rank #16,485, classified as anadj. clínico is at rank #13,687, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkli.ni.ku/.
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 30172, this pair ranks #38,265 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cívico vs clínico
Shared letters: cioí. Private to "cívico": v. Private to "clínico": ln.
"cívico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "clínico" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cívico" and "clínico" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "cívico" or "clínico" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cívico" and "clínico".
- Full dictionary entry for "cívico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "clínico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,265 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cívico" and "clínico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cívico vs cúbico". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,265 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.