Which to use
“vale” and “vaso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #576
- “vale” frequency rank
- #8,835
- “vaso” frequency rank
- 9411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | vaso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planície entre duas montanhas ou colinas | recipiente para líquidos, sólidos, flores etc |
Where the eye mixes vale and vaso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vale vs vaso
A purely visual mix-up. vale (/ˈva.lɨ/) and vaso (/ˈva.zu/) 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 9411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vale is recorded at frequency rank #576, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈva.lɨ/. vaso is at rank #8,835, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈva.zu/.
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 9411, this pair ranks #64,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs vaso
Shared letters: av. Private to "vale": el. Private to "vaso": os.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vaso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vale" and "vaso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vale" or "vaso"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vaso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vale" and "vaso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaso 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 #64,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.