vítima

/ˈvi.t͡ʃi.mɐ/

//ˈvi.t͡ʃi.mɐ// noun

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The verdict

“vítima” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,350. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,350
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pessoa ou animal oferecida em sacrifício aos deuses ou num ritual religioso

Corpus desk

Index PT-vitima · vítima · Portuguese

vítima · rank #1,350 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,350
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH votação

Nearest frequency peer: votação (-2 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 “vítima”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vítima” 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).

vítima vs vita
50% similar
vítima vs vigia
50% similar

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

Key facts for vítima
PropertyValue
Headwordvítima
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvi.t͡ʃi.mɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,350
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “vítima”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “votação” (#1,348), “baixa” (#1,352), “carnaval” (#1,353). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vítima” fica em #1,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around vítima (IPA /ˈvi.t͡ʃi.mɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,350 among 501 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for vítima, with forms such as "vtíima", "vvítima", and "víitma". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "vita", "vigia", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 vítima, spelled V-Í-T-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    pessoa ou animal oferecida em sacrifício aos deuses ou num ritual religioso
  2. 2
    pessoa que foi arbitrariamente presa, torturada, violentada ou morta injustamente
  3. 3
    pessoa que é morta ou que sofre pela vontade de alguém
  4. 4
    pessoa que foi assassinada, ferida ou atingida casualmente, de modo criminoso, em legítima defesa ou por um acidente, catástrofe, revolução, etc.
  5. 5
    tudo aquilo que sofre algum dano ou prejuízo
  6. 6
    no direito penal, a parte passiva no ilícito criminal
  7. 7
    a pessoa que foi morta, ferida ou testemunha em uma epidemia, catástrofe, acidente, trauma coletivo, etc.
  8. 8
    a pessoa contra quem foi cometido um crime ou contravenção penal
  9. 9
    pessoa que é sacrificada aos interesses de outrem
  10. 10
    pessoa que sofre sem se rebelar; que sofre passivamente

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O Senhor é Deus, e nos concede a luz. Ata a vítima com cordas até os chifres do altar.
  2. Caso assim seja votado pela comissão, com certeza ele [JK] terá direito a uma retificação de sua certidão de óbito como vítima da ditadura.

Synonyms

imoladomártirpacientecovarde

This word in other languages

victim(English)víctima(Español)victime(Français)Opfer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • vtíima
  • vvítima
  • víitma
  • vítiam
  • vítimma
  • vítmia
  • víttima
  • ívtima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

vtíima2vvítima1víitma2vítiam2vítimma1vítmia2víttima1ívtima2
Edit distance from "vítima"

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 "vítima"?
"vítima" is spelled V-Í-T-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvi.t͡ʃi.mɐ/.
What does "vítima" mean?
As a noun, "vítima" means: pessoa ou animal oferecida em sacrifício aos deuses ou num ritual religioso
What words are commonly confused with "vítima"?
"vítima" is commonly confused with "vita", "vigia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vítima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vítima" is /ˈvi.t͡ʃi.mɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vítima" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dúvida#1,358fontes#1,360irmãos#1,336bonito#1,327

Similar misspelling depth

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

votação8 variantspassada8 variantssolução8 variantsenorme8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list