em vez de
/ĩ vez ˈdi/
The verdict
“em vez de” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em substituição a; em lugar de; no lugar de
Corpus desk
Index PT-em-vez-de · em vez de · Portuguese
em vez de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | em vez de |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | /ĩ vez ˈdi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “em vez de” em português
Rare enough to double-check
em vez de is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed /ĩ vez ˈdi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for em vez de in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is em vez de, spelled E-M- -V-E-Z- -D-E.
Definition
- 1em substituição a; em lugar de; no lugar de
- 2ao contrário de; ao invés de
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how em vez de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
comprou um vestido em vez de uma saia
em vez de rir, chorou
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.