véi

noun

The verdict

“véi” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,435 among 1,073 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,435
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,073
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mano, parceiro

Key facts for véi
PropertyValue
Headwordvéi
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#83,435
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “véi” 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). véi 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

véi is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,435 among 1,073 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mano, parceiro".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for véi, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is véi, spelled V-É-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    mano, parceiro

Synonyms

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 "véi"?
"véi" is spelled V-É-I.
What does "véi" mean?
As a noun, "véi" means: mano, parceiro
What language does "véi" come from?
"véi" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “véi”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-É-I - 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list