em vez de
/ĩ vez ˈdi/
The verdict
“em vez de” is outside the top-ranked Portuguese vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - em substituição a; em lugar de; no lugar de
| 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) |
Where “em vez de” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for em vez de is 9 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ĩ vez ˈdi/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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.
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Using “em vez de”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is E-M- -V-E-Z- -D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ĩ vez ˈdi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.