vagem vs viragem, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“vagem” and “viragem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,639
“vagem” frequency rank: #26,242
“viragem” frequency rank: 71881
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vagem	viragem
Definition	fruto das leguminosas	ato de virar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vagem and viragem apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

vagem

7 ch

viragem

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

vagem and viragem 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71881, 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/. viragem is at rank #26,242, 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 71881, this pair ranks #3,220 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vagem vs viragem

Shared letters: aegmv. Private to "vagem": -. Private to "viragem": ir.

"vagem" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "viragem" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

vagem ← avgem · vaegm · vagemm · vaggem · vagme · vgaem · vvagem
viragem ← ivragem · viargem · viraegm · viragemm · viraggem · viragme · virgaem · virragem

Frequency comparison

vagem#45,639

viragem#26,242

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vagem" and "viragem" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "vagem" or "viragem"?

"viragem" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,242 in our Portuguese list, against #45,639 for "vagem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vagem vs viragem

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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