vário

adj

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The verdict

“vário” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,209 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,209
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - diverso, variado

Key facts for vário
PropertyValue
Headwordvário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vário” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vário lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vário is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,209 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diverso, variado".

vário has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is vário, spelled V-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    diverso, variado

This word in other languages

divers(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vário"?
"vário" is spelled V-Á-R-I-O.
What does "vário" mean?
As an adjective, "vário" means: diverso, variado
What language does "vário" come from?
"vário" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “vário”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-Á-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list