Which to use
“vago” is an adjective and “voto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,858
- “vago” frequency rank
- #1,415
- “voto” frequency rank
- 15273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vago | voto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sem um sentido bem definido | a ação de votar |
Letter map: vago vs voto
Shared letters muted; letters that set vago and voto apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - vago and voto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vago is anadjective and votoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15273, 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/. voto is at rank #1,415, 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 15273, this pair ranks #56,596 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vago vs voto
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vago": ag. Private to "voto": t.
"vago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vago" and "voto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vago" vs "voto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "vago" and "voto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,596 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vago" and "voto" 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 #56,596 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.