vogel

/ˈvoːɣɐl/

//ˈvoːɣɐl// noun

The verdict

“vogel” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #30,778 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#30,778
frequency rank, Portuguese
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vogel vs vol
60% similar
vogel vs você
40% similar
vogel vs voga
60% similar

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

Key facts for vogel
PropertyValue
Headwordvogel
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvoːɣɐl/
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,778
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vogel” 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). vogel 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 vogel is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈvoːɣɐl/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,778 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "pássaro, ave".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vogel, with forms such as "ovgel", "vgoel", and "voegl". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "vol", "você", "voga", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 vogel, spelled V-O-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    pássaro, ave

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovgel,vgoel,voegl,vogell,voggel,vogle,vvogel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovgel2vgoel2voegl2vogell1voggel1vogle2vvogel1
Edit distance from "vogel"

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 "vogel"?
"vogel" is spelled V-O-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvoːɣɐl/.
What does "vogel" mean?
As a noun, "vogel" means: pássaro, ave
What words are commonly confused with "vogel"?
"vogel" is commonly confused with "vol", "você", "voga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vogel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vogel" is /ˈvoːɣɐl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vogel" come from?
"vogel" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “vogel”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is V-O-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈvoːɣɐl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “vol” - see the side-by-side comparison. vogel vs vol
  • 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