Which to use
“vagem” and “vargem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,639
- “vagem” frequency rank
- #32,416
- “vargem” frequency rank
- 78055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vagem | vargem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fruto das leguminosas | terreno baixo, plano e fértil situado na margem de um rio, sujeito a alagamentos em época de chuva |
Letter map: vagem vs vargem
Shared letters muted; letters that set vagem and vargem apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. vagem runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against vargem's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - vagem / vargem
vagem and vargem are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vagem is recorded at frequency rank #45,639, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈva.ʒɐ̃j̃/. vargem is at rank #32,416, tagged as anoun.
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 78055, this pair ranks #1,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vagem vs vargem
Shared letters: aegmv. Private to "vagem": -. Private to "vargem": r.
"vagem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vargem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vagem" for "vargem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vagem" vs "vargem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "vagem" vs "vargem" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vagem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vargem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vagem" and "vargem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vagar vs vagem". 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 #1,744 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.