Which to use
“vago” and “vazio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,858
- “vago” frequency rank
- #2,811
- “vazio” frequency rank
- 16669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vago | vazio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem um sentido bem definido | que não contém nada; que não está com seu conteúdo habitual |
Where the eye mixes vago and vazio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vago runs 4 letters (CVCV) against vazio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vago vs vazio
A purely visual mix-up. vago (/ˈva.ɡu/) and vazio (/vɐ.ˈzi.u/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16669, 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/. vazio is at rank #2,811, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vɐ.ˈzi.u/.
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 16669, this pair ranks #54,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vago vs vazio
Shared letters: aov. Private to "vago": g. Private to "vazio": iz.
"vago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vazio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vago" and "vazio" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vago" or "vazio"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vago" and "vazio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vazio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vago" and "vazio" 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 #54,804 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.