versículovsvesículaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,044
“versículo” frequency rank
#31,602
“vesícula” frequency rank
52646
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature versículo vesícula
Definition divisão de artigo ou parágrafo pequena bexiga de paredes delgadas, geralmente preenchida por líquido

Letter map: versículo vs vesícula

Shared letters muted; letters that set versículo and vesícula apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. versículo runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against vesícula's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
versículo
8 ch
vesícula

Pair insight - versículo / vesícula

versículo and vesícula 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

versículo is recorded at frequency rank #21,044, classified as anoun. vesícula is at rank #31,602, tagged as anoun.

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 52646, this pair ranks #12,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of versículo vs vesícula

Shared letters: celsuví. Private to "versículo": or. Private to "vesícula": a.

"versículo" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "vesícula" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "versículo" for "vesícula" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "versículo" vs "vesícula" - which ranks higher?
"versículo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,044 in our Portuguese list, against #31,602 for "vesícula". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "versículo" and "vesícula". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "versículo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vesícula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics

Confusion rank #12,611 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