vault vs vulto, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“vault” and “vulto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,709
“vault” frequency rank: #30,780
“vulto” frequency rank: 74489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vault	vulto
Definition	abóbada	rosto

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vault and vulto apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

vault

5 ch

vulto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. vault (/vɑlt/, /vɔlt/, SAMPA: /vAlt/, /vOlt/) and vulto (/ˈvuɫ.tu/) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74489, 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/. vulto is at rank #30,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvuɫ.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 74489, this pair ranks #2,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vault vs vulto

Shared letters: ltuv. Private to "vault": a. Private to "vulto": o.

"vault" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "vulto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

vault ← avult · valut · vaullt · vaultt · vautl · vualt · vvault
vulto ← uvlto · vluto · vullto · vulot · vultto · vutlo · vvulto

Frequency comparison

vault#43,709

vulto#30,780

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vault" and "vulto" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/vɑlt/, /vɔlt/, SAMPA: /vAlt/, /vOlt/ versus /ˈvuɫ.tu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "vault" or "vulto"?

"vulto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,780 in our Portuguese list, against #43,709 for "vault". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vault vs vulto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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