véi

noun

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The verdict

“véi” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,435 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,435
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mano, parceiro

Corpus desk

Index PT-vei · véi · Portuguese

véi · rank #83,435 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,435
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vigie

Nearest frequency peer: vigie (-5 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “véi”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “véi” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for véi
PropertyValue
Headwordvéi
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#83,435
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “véi” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).véicai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “vigie” (#83,430), “zilhão” (#83,454), “abada” (#83,466). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “véi” fica em #83,435. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

véi is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,435 among 501 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how véi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Entre sonhos e realidades
  2. O último rei do rock

Synonyms

velho

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?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "véi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

atu#83,534awe#83,540Rak#83,240cou#83,673

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list