Which to use
“vaidade” and “validade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,477
- “vaidade” frequency rank
- #11,181
- “validade” frequency rank
- 26658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vaidade | validade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ostentação | qualidade de ser válido |
Where the eye mixes vaidade and validade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vaidade with validade
A purely visual mix-up. vaidade (/vaj.ˈda.dɨ/) and validade (/vɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/) 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 26658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vaidade is recorded at frequency rank #15,477, classified as anoun, pronounced /vaj.ˈda.dɨ/. validade is at rank #11,181, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɐ.li.ˈda.dɨ/.
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 26658, this pair ranks #42,449 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vaidade vs validade
Shared letters: adeiv. Private to "vaidade": -. Private to "validade": l.
"vaidade" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "validade" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vaidade" for "validade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vaidade" vs "validade" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vaidade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "validade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,449 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vaidade" and "validade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "validade vs validar". 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 #42,449 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.