viu
/ˈviw/
The verdict
“viu” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #499 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an interjection.
- #499
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - expressa enfatismo ou reforço de ênfase naquilo dito em mais diversos contextos como a exemplo, de irritação, desalento, impressão
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | viu |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˈviw/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #499 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “viu” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for viu is 3 letters long, classified as an interjection, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈviw/. Corpus data places it at rank #499 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for viu in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "voz", "voo", "vós", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is viu, spelled V-I-U.
Definition
- 1expressa enfatismo ou reforço de ênfase naquilo dito em mais diversos contextos como a exemplo, de irritação, desalento, impressão
- 2expressa enfatismo ou reforço de ênfase naquilo dito, comunicando de que é algo que se fica compreendido
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.
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Using “viu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-I-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈviw/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “voz” - see the side-by-side comparison. viu vs voz
- 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.