Which to use
“vela” and “vulva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,478
- “vela” frequency rank
- #46,120
- “vulva” frequency rank
- 51598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vela | vulva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de brim ou lona que, presa às vergas de um mastro ou ao próprio mastro da embarcação, impele esta com a ajuda do vento | parte externa do aparelho genital feminino que protege a vagina; é formada pelos grandes lábios, pequenos lábios, clitóris, orifício vaginal e uretral |
Where the eye mixes vela and vulva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vela runs 4 letters (CVCV) against vulva's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vela vs vulva
A purely visual mix-up. vela (/ˈvɛ.lɐ/) and vulva (['vuɫ.vɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vela is recorded at frequency rank #5,478, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɛ.lɐ/. vulva is at rank #46,120, tagged as anoun, pronounced ['vuɫ.vɐ].
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 51598, this pair ranks #13,473 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vela vs vulva
Shared letters: alv. Private to "vela": e. Private to "vulva": u.
"vela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vulva" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vela" for "vulva" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vela" vs "vulva" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vela" and "vulva" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vulva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,473 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vela" and "vulva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vulto vs vulva". 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 #13,473 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.