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 eye mixes vault and vulto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vault (CVVCC) and vulto (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vault and vulto
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vault" and "vulto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vault" vs "vulto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vault" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vulto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vault" and "vulto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vulto". 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 #2,520 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.