Which to use
“vários” and “vazio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #325
- “vários” frequency rank
- #2,811
- “vazio” frequency rank
- 3136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vários | vazio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de vário | que não contém nada; que não está com seu conteúdo habitual |
Where the eye mixes vários and vazio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vários runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against vazio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vários vs vazio
A purely visual mix-up. vários (/ˈva.ɾjuʃ/) 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 3136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vários is recorded at frequency rank #325, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈva.ɾjuʃ/. 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 3136, this pair ranks #72,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vários vs vazio
Shared letters: iov. Private to "vários": rsá. Private to "vazio": az.
"vários" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "vazio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vazio ← avzio · vaizo · vazoi · vazzio · vvazio · vzaio
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vários" and "vazio" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vários" or "vazio" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vários" and "vazio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vários" 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 #72,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vários" 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 #72,064 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.