Which to use
“varrer” is a verb and “várzea” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,589
- “varrer” frequency rank
- #13,197
- “várzea” frequency rank
- 32786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | varrer | várzea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | limpar com vassoura | terreno baixo, plano, com poucas pedras, sujeito a alagamentos em época de chuva |
Letter map: varrer vs várzea
Shared letters muted; letters that set varrer and várzea apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. varrer (CVCCVC) and várzea (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: varrer vs várzea
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: varrer is averb and várzeaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
varrer is recorded at frequency rank #19,589, classified as averb, pronounced /vɐ.ˈReɾ/. várzea is at rank #13,197, tagged as anoun.
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 32786, this pair ranks #34,909 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of varrer vs várzea
Shared letters: aerv. Private to "varrer": -. Private to "várzea": zá.
"varrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "várzea" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- varrer ← avrrer · varer · varerr · varrerr · varrre · vrarer · vvarrer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "varrer" for "várzea" ever safe?
Which is more common, "varrer" or "várzea"?
What to do next
Pair "varrer" vs "várzea" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "varrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "várzea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,909 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "varrer" and "várzea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vareta vs várzea". 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 #34,909 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.