Which to use
“vento” and “vulto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,954
- “vento” frequency rank
- #30,780
- “vulto” frequency rank
- 32734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vento | vulto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ar atmosférico em movimento natural | rosto |
Where the eye mixes vento and vulto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vento and vulto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses vento with vulto
A purely visual mix-up. vento (/ˈvẽ.tu/) and vulto (/ˈvuɫ.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vento is recorded at frequency rank #1,954, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvẽ.tu/. 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 32734, this pair ranks #34,969 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vento vs vulto
Shared letters: otv. Private to "vento": en. Private to "vulto": lu.
"vento" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vulto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vento" and "vulto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vento" vs "vulto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vento" and "vulto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vento" 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 #34,969 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vento" 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 #34,969 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.