vinil

/vi.ˈniɫ/

//vi.ˈniɫ// noun

The verdict

“vinil” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,863
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - radical derivado do hidrocarboneto eteno pela retirada de um átomo de hidrogênio

Corpus desk

Index PT-vinil · vinil · Portuguese

vinil · rank #13,863 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,863
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH well

Nearest frequency peer: well (+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 “vinil”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vinil” 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).

vinil vs vivi
60% similar
vinil vs vinte
60% similar
vinil vs vital
60% similar

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

Key facts for vinil
PropertyValue
Headwordvinil
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vi.ˈniɫ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,863
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “vinil”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).vinilcai 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 “well” (#13,864), “were” (#13,865), “working” (#13,866). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vinil” fica em #13,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vinil (IPA /vi.ˈniɫ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,863 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vinil, with forms such as "ivnil", "viinl", and "vinill". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "vivi", "vinte", "vital", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is vinil, spelled V-I-N-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    radical derivado do hidrocarboneto eteno pela retirada de um átomo de hidrogênio
  2. 2
    mídia desenvolvida no final da década de 1940 para a reprodução musical, que usa vinil¹ (normalmente feito de PVC), usualmente de cor preta, e que registra informações de áudio, que podem ser reproduzidas através de um toca-discos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O interior conta com cortina nas janelas laterais e traseira e bancos com forração em vinil com faixas azuis e brancas.

Synonyms

etenil

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivnil
  • viinl
  • vinill
  • vinli
  • vinnil
  • vniil
  • vvinil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vinil - 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.

ivnil2viinl2vinill1vinli2vinnil1vniil2vvinil1
Edit distance from "vinil"

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 "vinil"?
"vinil" is spelled V-I-N-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /vi.ˈniɫ/.
What does "vinil" mean?
As a noun, "vinil" means: radical derivado do hidrocarboneto eteno pela retirada de um átomo de hidrogênio
What words are commonly confused with "vinil"?
"vinil" is commonly confused with "vivi", "vinte", "vital". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vinil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vinil" is /vi.ˈniɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vinil" come from?
"vinil" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list