Which to use
“verme” and “vexame” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,902
- “verme” frequency rank
- #30,774
- “vexame” frequency rank
- 47676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verme | vexame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | larva de inseto | o mesmo que vexação |
Where the eye mixes verme and vexame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. verme runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against vexame's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verme vs vexame
A purely visual mix-up. verme (/ˈvɛɾ.mɨ/) and vexame (/vɛ.ˈʃɐ.mɨ/) 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 47676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verme is recorded at frequency rank #16,902, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɛɾ.mɨ/. vexame is at rank #30,774, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɛ.ˈʃɐ.mɨ/.
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 47676, this pair ranks #17,557 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verme vs vexame
Shared letters: emv. Private to "verme": r. Private to "vexame": ax.
"verme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vexame" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verme" and "vexame" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "verme" or "vexame" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vexame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,557 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verme" and "vexame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verga vs verme". 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 #17,557 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.