Which to use
“vamos” is a verb and “vários” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #207
- “vamos” frequency rank
- #325
- “vários” frequency rank
- 532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vamos | vários |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do indicativo presente do verbo ir | plural de vário |
Letter map: vamos vs vários
Shared letters muted; letters that set vamos and vários apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. vamos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against vários's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: vamos vs vários
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vamos is averb and váriosanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vamos is recorded at frequency rank #207, classified as averb. vários is at rank #325, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈva.ɾjuʃ/.
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 532, this pair ranks #75,137 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vamos vs vários
Shared letters: osv. Private to "vamos": am. Private to "vários": irá.
"vamos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vários" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vamos ← avmos · vammos · vamoss · vamso · vaoms · vmaos · vvamos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vamos" and "vários" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vamos" or "vários"?
Useful next steps
Pair "vamos" vs "vários" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vários" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,137 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vamos" and "vários" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vamos vs vas". 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 #75,137 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.