Which to use
“vedado” and “virado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,062
- “vedado” frequency rank
- #12,995
- “virado” frequency rank
- 41057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vedado | virado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | proibido | que passou num período de um dia para o outro em estado acordado |
Letter map: vedado vs virado
Shared letters muted; letters that set vedado and virado apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. vedado and virado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on vedado vs virado
vedado and virado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vedado is recorded at frequency rank #28,062, classified as anadj, pronounced /vɨ.ˈda.du/. virado is at rank #12,995, tagged as anadj.
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 41057, this pair ranks #24,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vedado vs virado
Shared letters: adov. Private to "vedado": e. Private to "virado": ir.
"vedado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "virado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vedado" and "virado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vedado" vs "virado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vedado" and "virado".
- Full dictionary entry for "vedado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vedado" and "virado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virado vs visada". 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 #24,951 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.