vexame
/vɛ.ˈʃɐ.mɨ/
The verdict
“vexame” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #30,774 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,774
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o mesmo que vexação
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 | vexame |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /vɛ.ˈʃɐ.mɨ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #30,774 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vexame” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for vexame is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vɛ.ˈʃɐ.mɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,774 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for vexame, with forms such as "evxame", "veaxme", and "vexaem". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "verme", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is vexame, spelled V-E-X-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1o mesmo que vexação
- 2aquilo que produz vexação; vergonha; afronta
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evxame,veaxme,vexaem,vexamme,vexmae,vexxame,vvexame,vxeame
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vexame - 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 “vexame”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-E-X-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /vɛ.ˈʃɐ.mɨ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “verme” - see the side-by-side comparison. vexame vs verme
- 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.