Which to use
“vago” is an adjective and “vamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,858
- “vago” frequency rank
- #207
- “vamos” frequency rank
- 14065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vago | vamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem um sentido bem definido | primeira pessoa do plural do indicativo presente do verbo ir |
Letter map: vago vs vamos
Shared letters muted; letters that set vago and vamos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. vago runs 4 letters (CVCV) against vamos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - vago and vamos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vago is anadjective and vamosaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vago is recorded at frequency rank #13,858, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈva.ɡu/. vamos is at rank #207, tagged as averb.
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 14065, this pair ranks #58,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vago vs vamos
Shared letters: aov. Private to "vago": g. Private to "vamos": ms.
"vago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vamos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vago" for "vamos" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vago" or "vamos" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vago" and "vamos".
- Full dictionary entry for "vago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vago" and "vamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vago 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 #58,119 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.