Which to use
“vale” is a noun and “vive” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #576
- “vale” frequency rank
- #1,104
- “vive” frequency rank
- 1680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vale | vive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | planície entre duas montanhas ou colinas | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo viver |
Letter map: vale vs vive
Shared letters muted; letters that set vale and vive apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - vale and vive
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vale is anoun and viveaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1680, 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/. vive is at rank #1,104, tagged as averb.
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 1680, this pair ranks #73,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vale vs vive
Shared letters: ev. Private to "vale": al. Private to "vive": i.
"vale" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vale" and "vive" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vale" or "vive" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vale" and "vive".
- Full dictionary entry for "vale" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vale" and "vive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivaz vs vive". 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 #73,842 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.