Which to use
“vive” is a verb and “vivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,878
- “vive” frequency rank
- #39,118
- “vivo” frequency rank
- 76996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vive | vivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs viver (unabhängig von Person und Numerus) | lebendig |
Letter map: vive vs vivo
Shared letters muted; letters that set vive and vivo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. vive and vivo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - vive and vivo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vive is averb and vivoanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “vive” becomes o in “vivo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vive is recorded at frequency rank #37,878, classified as averb, pronounced […]. vivo is at rank #39,118, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈviːvo].
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 76996, this pair ranks #270,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vive vs vivo
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vive": e. Private to "vivo": o.
"vive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vivo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vive" and "vivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vive" vs "vivo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "vive" vs "vivo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vive" and "vivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs vive". 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 #270,948 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.