vitro

/vi.ˈtrɔ/

//vi.ˈtrɔ// noun

The verdict

“vitro” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #31,195 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#31,195
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vidro

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vitro vs vivo
60% similar
vitro vs voto
60% similar
vitro vs vir
60% similar

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

Key facts for vitro
PropertyValue
Headwordvitro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vi.ˈtrɔ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,195
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vitro” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vitro lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for vitro is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /vi.ˈtrɔ/. Corpus data places it at rank #31,195 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "vidro".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vitro, with forms such as "ivtro", "virto", and "vitor". 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, "vivo", "voto", "vir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 vitro, spelled V-I-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    vidro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ivtro,virto,vitor,vitrro,vittro,vtiro,vvitro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivtro2virto2vitor2vitrro1vittro1vtiro2vvitro1
Edit distance from "vitro"

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 "vitro"?
"vitro" is spelled V-I-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /vi.ˈtrɔ/.
What does "vitro" mean?
As a noun, "vitro" means: vidro
What words are commonly confused with "vitro"?
"vitro" is commonly confused with "vivo", "voto", "vir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vitro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vitro" is /vi.ˈtrɔ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vitro" come from?
"vitro" 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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Using “vitro”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-I-T-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /vi.ˈtrɔ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “vivo” - see the side-by-side comparison. vitro vs vivo
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list