vedadovsviradoConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
vedado
6 ch
virado

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

  • vedado ← evdado · vdeado · vedaddo · vedaod · veddado · veddao · vvedado
  • virado ← ivrado · viardo · viraddo · viraod · virdao · virrado · vriado · vvirado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vedado" and "virado" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "vedado" vs "virado" - which ranks higher?
"virado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,995 in our Portuguese list, against #28,062 for "vedado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list