Which to use
“vala” and “vida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,196
- “vala” frequency rank
- #85
- “vida” frequency rank
- 16281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vala | vida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | escavação em um terreno, de forma alongada e mais ou menos profunda, feita para variados fins, mais frequentemente para condução de águas, drenagem, ou instalação de encanamentos, esgotos etc | propriedade que caracteriza os organismos cuja existência evolui do nascimento até a morte |
Where the eye mixes vala and vida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vala vs vida
A purely visual mix-up. vala (/ˈva.lɐ/) and vida (/ˈvi.ta/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vala is recorded at frequency rank #16,196, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈva.lɐ/. vida is at rank #85, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvi.ta/.
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 16281, this pair ranks #55,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vala vs vida
Shared letters: av. Private to "vala": l. Private to "vida": di.
"vala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vida" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vala" and "vida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vala" or "vida" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vala" and "vida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vala" and "vida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vala vs velar". 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 #55,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.