vor

/foːɐ̯/

//foːɐ̯// adv

The verdict

“vor” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #65,206 among 501 “V” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,206
frequency rank, Portuguese
501
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - antes

Corpus desk

Index PT-vor · vor · Portuguese

vor · rank #65,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,206
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 501
  • PHOTO-FINISH vário

Nearest frequency peer: vário (+3 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “vor”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “vor” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vor
PropertyValue
Headwordvor
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/foːɐ̯/
Letters3
Frequency rank#65,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “vor” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.vorcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “vário” (#65,209), “êmbolo” (#65,219), “vergonhosamente” (#65,192). Entre 501 lemas com “V”, “vor” fica em #65,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vor is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #65,206 among 501 “V” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /foːɐ̯/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "antes".

vor has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 vor, spelled V-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    antes

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 "vor"?
"vor" is spelled V-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /foːɐ̯/.
What does "vor" mean?
As an adverb, "vor" means: antes
How do you pronounce "vor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vor" is /foːɐ̯/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vor" come from?
"vor" 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 "vor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list