viável

/ˈvja.vɛɫ/

//ˈvja.vɛɫ// adj

The verdict

“viável” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,293
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que pode ser percorrido

Corpus desk

Index PT-viavel · viável · Portuguese

viável · rank #10,293 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,293
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vitamina

Nearest frequency peer: vitamina (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “viável”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “viável” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

viável vs vive
67% similar
viável vs viver
67% similar
viável vs visível
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for viável
PropertyValue
Headwordviável
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈvja.vɛɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,293
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “viável”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.viávelcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “vitamina” (#10,292), “vestuário” (#10,290), “valia” (#10,289). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “viável” fica em #10,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around viável (IPA /ˈvja.vɛɫ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,293 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for viável, with forms such as "ivável", "viváel", and "viáevl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vive", "viver", "visível", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is viável, spelled V-I-Á-V-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que pode ser percorrido
  2. 2
    realizável
  3. 3
    que apresenta condições ou características que permitam sustentar a condição de ser vivente duradouramente

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A recuperação da hegemonia dos EUA na América Latina e no Caribe não é desejável nem viável.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivável
  • viváel
  • viáevl
  • viávell
  • viávle
  • viávvel
  • vviável
  • váivel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of viável - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ivável2viváel2viáevl2viávell1viávle2viávvel1vviável1váivel2
Edit distance from "viável"

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 "viável"?
"viável" is spelled V-I-Á-V-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvja.vɛɫ/.
What does "viável" mean?
As an adjective, "viável" means: que pode ser percorrido
What words are commonly confused with "viável"?
"viável" is commonly confused with "vive", "viver", "visível". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "viável"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "viável" is /ˈvja.vɛɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "viável" come from?
"viável" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list