Which to use
“ventosa” and “ventura” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,946
- “ventosa” frequency rank
- #14,259
- “ventura” frequency rank
- 53205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ventosa | ventura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espécie de vaso que, aplicando-se na pele, produz efeito revulsivo e local, rarefazendo-se-lhe interiormente o ar | prosperidade |
Where the eye mixes ventosa and ventura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ventosa and ventura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ventosa vs ventura
A purely visual mix-up. ventosa (/vẽ.ˈtɔ.zɐ/) and ventura (/vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/) 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 53205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ventosa is recorded at frequency rank #38,946, classified as anoun, pronounced /vẽ.ˈtɔ.zɐ/. ventura is at rank #14,259, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vẽ.ˈtu.ɾɐ/.
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 53205, this pair ranks #12,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ventosa vs ventura
Shared letters: aentv. Private to "ventosa": os. Private to "ventura": ru.
"ventosa" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "ventura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ventosa" for "ventura" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ventosa" or "ventura"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ventosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ventura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ventosa" and "ventura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venta vs ventosa". 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 #12,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.