Which to use
“vaia” and “vigia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,818
- “vaia” frequency rank
- #12,798
- “vigia” frequency rank
- 48616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaia | vigia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato público de demonstrar desaprovação por alguém ou a alguma coisa, em geral de maneira ruidosa | profissional responsável por zelar pela segurança de uma determinada área |
Where the eye mixes vaia and vigia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vaia runs 4 letters (CVVV) against vigia's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vaia vs vigia
A purely visual mix-up. vaia (/ˈvaj.ɐ/) and vigia (/vi.ˈʒi.ɐ/) 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 48616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaia is recorded at frequency rank #35,818, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvaj.ɐ/. vigia is at rank #12,798, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vi.ˈʒi.ɐ/.
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 48616, this pair ranks #16,556 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vaia vs vigia
Shared letters: aiv. Private to "vaia": -. Private to "vigia": g.
"vaia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "vigia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vaia" for "vigia" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vaia" or "vigia" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vaia" and "vigia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vaia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vigia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,556 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaia" and "vigia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaia vs vaiar". 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 #16,556 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.