Which to use
“vargem” is a noun and “virgem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,416
- “vargem” frequency rank
- #3,241
- “virgem” frequency rank
- 35657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vargem | virgem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terreno baixo, plano e fértil situado na margem de um rio, sujeito a alagamentos em época de chuva | diz-se de pessoa que nunca teve relações sexuais, ou animal que nunca acasalou |
Letter map: vargem vs virgem
Shared letters muted; letters that set vargem and virgem apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. vargem and virgem follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: vargem vs virgem
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vargem is anoun and virgemanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “vargem” becomes i in “virgem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vargem is recorded at frequency rank #32,416, classified as anoun. virgem is at rank #3,241, tagged as anadj.
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 35657, this pair ranks #31,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vargem vs virgem
Shared letters: egmrv. Private to "vargem": a. Private to "virgem": i.
"vargem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "virgem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vargem" for "virgem" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vargem" vs "virgem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "vargem" and "virgem". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vargem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virgem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vargem" and "virgem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vagem vs vargem". 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 #31,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.