Which to use
“vácuo” is an adjective and “vaso” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,280
- “vácuo” frequency rank
- #8,835
- “vaso” frequency rank
- 18115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vácuo | vaso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vazio | recipiente para líquidos, sólidos, flores etc |
Where the eye mixes vácuo and vaso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vácuo runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against vaso's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vácuo vs vaso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vácuo is /ˈva.kwu/ while vaso is /ˈva.zu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vácuo is recorded at frequency rank #9,280, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈva.kwu/. vaso is at rank #8,835, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈva.zu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18115, this pair ranks #52,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vácuo vs vaso
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vácuo": cuá. Private to "vaso": as.
"vácuo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vaso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vaso ← avso · vaos · vasso · vsao · vvaso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vácuo" and "vaso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vácuo" or "vaso"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vácuo" and "vaso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vácuo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vaso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vácuo" and "vaso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaso vs velo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #52,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.