Which to use
“versão” and “visão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #731
- “versão” frequency rank
- #1,037
- “visão” frequency rank
- 1768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | versão | visão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | explicação | um dos cinco sentidos |
Where the eye mixes versão and visão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: versão vs visão
A purely visual mix-up. versão (/vɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and visão (/vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 1768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
versão is recorded at frequency rank #731, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɨɾ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. visão is at rank #1,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 1768, this pair ranks #73,735 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of versão vs visão
Shared letters: osvã. Private to "versão": er. Private to "visão": i.
"versão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "visão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "versão" and "visão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "versão" vs "visão" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "versão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,735 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "versão" and "visão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visada vs visão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #73,735 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.