videvsvinoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vide is a verb, vino is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vide” is a verb and “vino” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,399
“vide” frequency rank
#38,677
“vino” frequency rank
70076
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vide vino
Definition divide (separate into parts, cleave asunder) Wine.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vide and vino apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
vide
4 ch
vino

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vide is /vaɪd/ while vino is /ˈviːnəʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vide is recorded at frequency rank #31,399, classified as averb, pronounced /vaɪd/. vino is at rank #38,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈviːnəʊ/.

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 70076, this pair ranks #52,036 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vide vs vino

Shared letters: iv. Private to "vide": de. Private to "vino": no.

"vide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "vino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • videivde · vdie · vidde · vied · vvide
  • vinoivno · vinno · vion · vnio · vvino

Frequency comparison

vide#31,399
vino#38,677

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vide" and "vino" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vide" is a verb and "vino" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vide" or "vino"?
"vide" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,399 in our English list, against #38,677 for "vino". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vide vs vino

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “vide”; for a noun, it's “vino”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vide” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list