Which to use
“vasto” and “vazio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,553
- “vasto” frequency rank
- #2,811
- “vazio” frequency rank
- 11364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vasto | vazio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de grande extensão | que não contém nada; que não está com seu conteúdo habitual |
Where the eye mixes vasto and vazio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vasto with vazio
A purely visual mix-up. vasto (/ˈvaʃ.tu/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vasto is recorded at frequency rank #8,553, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈvaʃ.tu/. 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 11364, this pair ranks #61,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vasto vs vazio
Shared letters: aov. Private to "vasto": st. Private to "vazio": iz.
"vasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vazio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vasto" and "vazio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vasto" or "vazio" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vasto" 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 #61,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vasto" and "vazio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vas vs vasto". 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 #61,497 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.