veiovsverãoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#748
“veio” frequency rank
#1,024
“verão” frequency rank
1772
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veio verão
Definition filão, na extração mineira acúmulo de mineral em camada, que segue uma direção, fieira estação do ano posterior à primavera e que antecede o outono; a segunda estação no hemisfério norte, iniciando-se em junho, no solstício

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set veio and verão apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
veio
5 ch
verão

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

veio and verão 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veio is recorded at frequency rank #748, classified as anoun. verão is at rank #1,024, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɨ.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/.

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 1772, this pair ranks #73,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of veio vs verão

Shared letters: eov. Private to "veio": i. Private to "verão": .

"veio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV  ·  "verão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • veioevio · veoi · vieo · vveio

Frequency comparison

veio#748
verão#1,024

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "veio" and "verão" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "veio" or "verão"?
"veio" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #748 in our Portuguese list, against #1,024 for "verão". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering veio vs verão

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.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “veio” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list