Which to use
“vale” and “vine” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #576
- “vale” frequency rank
- #34,967
- “vine” frequency rank
- 35543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | vine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planície entre duas montanhas ou colinas | videira |
Where the eye mixes vale and vine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vale and vine
A purely visual mix-up. vale (/ˈva.lɨ/) and vine (/vaɪn/) 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 35543, 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/. vine is at rank #34,967, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vaɪn/.
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 35543, this pair ranks #31,506 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs vine
Shared letters: ev. Private to "vale": al. Private to "vine": in.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vale" for "vine" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vale" or "vine"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vale" and "vine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,506 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vale" and "vine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vine vs Vini". 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 #31,506 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.