vagem
/ˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃/
The verdict
“vagem” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #45,639 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,639
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fruto das leguminosas
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vagem |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #45,639 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vagem” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for vagem is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃/. Corpus data places it at rank #45,639 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vagem, with forms such as "avgem", "vaegm", and "vagemm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "vale", "vago", "vogel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is vagem, spelled V-A-G-E-M.
Definition
- 1fruto das leguminosas
- 2feijão verde
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: avgem,vaegm,vagemm,vaggem,vagme,vgaem,vvagem
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vagem - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “vagem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-A-G-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vale” - see the side-by-side comparison. vagem vs vale
- 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.