veio
The verdict
“veio” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #748 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #748
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 4
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - filão, na extração mineira acúmulo de mineral em camada, que segue uma direção, fieira
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 | veio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #748 |
| Misspellings tracked | 4 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “veio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for veio is 4 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #748 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for veio, with forms such as "evio", "veoi", and "vieo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vi", "ver", "vez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is veio, spelled V-E-I-O.
Definition
- 1filão, na extração mineira acúmulo de mineral em camada, que segue uma direção, fieira
- 2fio de um líquido corrente
- 3palhas de trigo ou centeio que entrelaçadas servem para atar feixes
- 4no moinho de água, eixo que transmite o movimento do rodízio à mó
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evio,veoi,vieo,vveio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of veio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “veio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-E-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “vi” - see the side-by-side comparison. veio vs vi
- 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.