Which to use
“vale” and “vila” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #576
- “vale” frequency rank
- #1,184
- “vila” frequency rank
- 1760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | vila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planície entre duas montanhas ou colinas | povoação de tamanho intermédio entre aldeia e cidade |
Where the eye mixes vale and vila
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. vale (/ˈva.lɨ/) and vila (/ˈvi.lɐ/) 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 1760, 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/. vila is at rank #1,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvi.lɐ/.
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 1760, this pair ranks #73,745 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs vila
Shared letters: alv. Private to "vale": e. Private to "vila": i.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV