Which to use
“veio” is a noun and “vi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #748
- “veio” frequency rank
- #339
- “vi” frequency rank
- 1087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veio | vi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | filão, na extração mineira acúmulo de mineral em camada, que segue uma direção, fieira | tu, você, pronome da segunda pessoa do singular |
Letter map: veio vs vi
Shared letters muted; letters that set veio and vi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - veio and vi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: veio is anoun and viapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veio is recorded at frequency rank #748, classified as anoun. vi is at rank #339, tagged as apron, pronounced /'vi/.
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 1087, this pair ranks #74,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veio vs vi
Shared letters: iv. Private to "veio": eo. Private to "vi": -.
"veio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "vi" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- veio ← evio · veoi · vieo · vveio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veio" for "vi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "veio" or "vi"?
What to do next
You've compared "veio" and "vi". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "veio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veio" and "vi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veio vs velo". 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 #74,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.