Which to use
“vas” is a noun and “vasto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,077
- “vas” frequency rank
- #8,553
- “vasto” frequency rank
- 46630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vas | vasto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaso | de grande extensão |
Letter map: vas vs vasto
Shared letters muted; letters that set vas and vasto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. vas runs 3 letters (CVC) against vasto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: vas vs vasto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vas is anoun and vastoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vas” sits inside “vasto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vas is recorded at frequency rank #38,077, classified as anoun. vasto is at rank #8,553, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈvaʃ.tu/.
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 46630, this pair ranks #18,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vas vs vasto
Shared letters: asv. Private to "vas": -. Private to "vasto": ot.
"vas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vasto ← avsto · vasot · vassto · vastto · vatso · vsato · vvasto
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "vas" and "vasto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vasto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vas" and "vasto" 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 #18,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.