vida

/ˈvi.ta/

//ˈvi.ta// noun

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The verdict

“vida” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #85. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#85
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - propriedade que caracteriza os organismos cuja existência evolui do nascimento até a morte

Corpus desk

Index PT-vida · vida · Portuguese

vida · rank #85 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #85
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH tempo

Nearest frequency peer: tempo (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “vida”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “vida” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

vida vs viu
50% similar
vida vs vir
50% similar
vida vs Vis
25% similar

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

Key facts for vida
PropertyValue
Headwordvida
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvi.ta/
Letters4
Frequency rank#85
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “vida” fica na frequência do português

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

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “tempo” (#84), “essa” (#86), “esse” (#83). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around vida (IPA /ˈvi.ta/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #85 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for vida, with forms such as "ivda", "vdia", and "viad". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "viu", "vir", "Vis", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is vida, spelled V-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    propriedade que caracteriza os organismos cuja existência evolui do nascimento até a morte
  2. 2
    tempo desde o nascimento até a morte
  3. 3
    ânimo, vivacidade
  4. 4
    grande período de tempo
  5. 5
    tempo de duração de algo
  6. 6
    o escopo, a esfera das atividades da vida de um indivíduo
  7. 7
    oportunidade de se jogar um videojogo a partir de um ponto dele sem descontinuar o progresso feito até então e se perder
  8. 8
    o quanto de golpes o personagem pode receber antes de ser derrotado ou a respectiva representação dessa quantidade em uma barra de vida

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O sensacionalismo transforma a vida num contínuo programa de auditório
  2. É uma pessoa cheia de vida.

This word in other languages

life(English)vida(Español)vie(Français)Leben(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivda
  • vdia
  • viad
  • vidda
  • vvida

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vida - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ivda2vdia2viad2vidda1vvida1
Edit distance from "vida"

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 "vida"?
"vida" is spelled V-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvi.ta/.
What does "vida" mean?
As a noun, "vida" means: propriedade que caracteriza os organismos cuja existência evolui do nascimento até a morte
What words are commonly confused with "vida"?
"vida" is commonly confused with "viu", "vir", "Vis". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vida" is /ˈvi.ta/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vida" come from?
"vida" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

essa#86esse#83casa#91nada#92

Similar misspelling depth

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

onde5 variantsassim5 variantsquem5 variantstudo5 variants

What to do next

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  • "vida" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "viu". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #85 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Portuguese words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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