vier

/vi.ˈɛɾ/

//vi.ˈɛɾ// verb

The verdict

“vier” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #6,487) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#6,487
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo vir

Corpus desk

Index PT-vier · vier · Portuguese

vier · rank #6,487 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,487
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH veneno

Nearest frequency peer: veneno (-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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “vier”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “vier” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

vier vs viu
50% similar
vier vs vir
75% similar
vier vs Vis
25% similar

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

Key facts for vier
PropertyValue
Headwordvier
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/vi.ˈɛɾ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,487
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “vier”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).viercai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “veneno” (#6,486), “violento” (#6,488), “vacina” (#6,484). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vier” fica em #6,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for vier is neighbouring look-alikes ("viu", "vir", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /vi.ˈɛɾ/. Frequency #6,487 among 501 “V” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for vier, with forms such as "iver", "veir", and "vierr". 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, "viu", "vir", "Vis", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 vier, spelled V-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo vir
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo vir

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iver
  • veir
  • vierr
  • vire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iver2veir2vierr1vire2
Edit distance from "vier"

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 "vier"?
"vier" is spelled V-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /vi.ˈɛɾ/.
What does "vier" mean?
As a verb, "vier" means: primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo vir
What words are commonly confused with "vier"?
"vier" 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 "vier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vier" is /vi.ˈɛɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vier" come from?
"vier" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list