Which to use
“válido” and “vazio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,716
- “válido” frequency rank
- #2,811
- “vazio” frequency rank
- 10527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | válido | vazio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | justo; correto; bem fundado | que não contém nada; que não está com seu conteúdo habitual |
Where the eye mixes válido and vazio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between válido and vazio
A purely visual mix-up. válido (/ˈva.li.du/) and vazio (/vɐ.ˈzi.u/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
válido is recorded at frequency rank #7,716, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈva.li.du/. vazio is at rank #2,811, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vɐ.ˈzi.u/.
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 10527, this pair ranks #62,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of válido vs vazio
Shared letters: iov. Private to "válido": dlá. Private to "vazio": az.
"válido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "vazio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vazio ← avzio · vaizo · vazoi · vazzio · vvazio · vzaio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "válido" and "vazio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "válido" or "vazio" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "válido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vazio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "válido" and "vazio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vaia vs vazio". 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 #62,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.