venvsVisConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,656
“ven” frequency rank
#21,333
“Vis” frequency rank
54989
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ven Vis
Definition veia um sobrenome

Letter map: ven vs Vis

Shared letters muted; letters that set ven and Vis apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
ven
3 ch
Vis

Corpus notes: ven and Vis

ven and Vis 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 54989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ven is recorded at frequency rank #33,656, classified as anoun. Vis is at rank #21,333, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɪs/ ouvir^(fonte ?).

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 54989, this pair ranks #10,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ven vs Vis

Shared letters: v. Private to "ven": en. Private to "Vis": is.

"ven" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ven" and "Vis" 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: "ven" vs "Vis" - which ranks higher?
"Vis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,333 in our Portuguese list, against #33,656 for "ven". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "ven" vs "Vis" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Vis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,884 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ven" and "Vis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs ven". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #10,884 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