Which to use
“vasto” is an adjective and “vista” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,553
- “vasto” frequency rank
- #560
- “vista” frequency rank
- 9113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vasto | vista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de grande extensão | o aparelho visual; os olhos |
Letter map: vasto vs vista
Shared letters muted; letters that set vasto and vista apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: vasto vs vista
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vasto is anadjective and vistaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9113, 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/. vista is at rank #560, 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 9113, this pair ranks #64,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vasto vs vista
Shared letters: astv. Private to "vasto": o. Private to "vista": i.
"vasto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vasto" and "vista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vasto" or "vista"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "vasto" and "vista". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vasto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vasto" and "vista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visada vs vista". 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 #64,429 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.