Which to use
“velho” is an adjective and “vulto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #927
- “velho” frequency rank
- #30,780
- “vulto” frequency rank
- 31707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | velho | vulto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que existe há muito tempo | rosto |
Letter map: velho vs vulto
Shared letters muted; letters that set velho and vulto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. velho and vulto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - velho and vulto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: velho is anadjective and vultoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
velho is recorded at frequency rank #927, classified as anadj. vulto is at rank #30,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvuɫ.tu/.
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 31707, this pair ranks #36,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of velho vs vulto
Shared letters: lov. Private to "velho": eh. Private to "vulto": tu.
"velho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vulto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "velho" and "vulto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "velho" or "vulto"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "velho" and "vulto".
- Full dictionary entry for "velho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vulto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "velho" and "vulto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vulto". 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 #36,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.