Which to use
“vado” and “vilo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,589
- “vado” frequency rank
- #41,132
- “vilo” frequency rank
- 81721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vado | vilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sitio firme, parejo y de poca profundidad, por donde se puede cruzar un río. | Véase en vilo |
Where the eye mixes vado and vilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vado and vilo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vado with vilo
A purely visual mix-up. vado ([ˈbað̞o]) and vilo ([ˈbilo]) 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 81721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vado is recorded at frequency rank #40,589, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbað̞o]. vilo is at rank #41,132, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbilo].
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 81721, this pair ranks #10,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vado vs vilo
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vado": ad. Private to "vilo": il.
"vado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vilo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vado" and "vilo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vado" or "vilo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vado" and "vilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vilo vs visos". 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 #10,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.