Which to use
“vault” and “volt” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,709
- “vault” frequency rank
- #35,827
- “volt” frequency rank
- 79536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vault | volt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abóbada | unidade de medida de voltagem; o mesmo que vóltio |
Where the eye mixes vault and volt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vault with volt
A purely visual mix-up. vault (/vɑlt/, /vɔlt/, SAMPA: /vAlt/, /vOlt/) and volt (/ˈvɔɫt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vault is recorded at frequency rank #43,709, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɑlt/, /vɔlt/, SAMPA: /vAlt/, /vOlt/. volt is at rank #35,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔɫt/.
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 79536, this pair ranks #1,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vault vs volt
Shared letters: ltv. Private to "vault": au. Private to "volt": o.
"vault" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "volt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vault" and "volt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vault" vs "volt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vault" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vault" and "volt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs volt". 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 #1,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.