Which to use
“vas” and “vaso” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,077
- “vas” frequency rank
- #8,835
- “vaso” frequency rank
- 46912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vas | vaso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaso | recipiente para líquidos, sólidos, flores etc |
Letter map: vas vs vaso
Shared letters muted; letters that set vas and vaso apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - vas / vaso
vas and vaso are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vas” sits inside “vaso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vas is recorded at frequency rank #38,077, classified as anoun. vaso is at rank #8,835, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈva.zu/.
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 46912, this pair ranks #18,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vas vs vaso
Shared letters: asv. Private to "vas": -. Private to "vaso": o.
"vas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vaso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vaso ← avso · vaos · vasso · vsao · vvaso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vas" for "vaso" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vas" or "vaso" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "vas" and "vaso". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vaso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vas" and "vaso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vas vs vet". 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 #18,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.