Which to use
“vestido” is an adjective and “vestígio” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,607
- “vestido” frequency rank
- #21,625
- “vestígio” frequency rank
- 24232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vestido | vestígio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coberto de roupa | marca dos pés; pisada; pegada |
Where the eye mixes vestido and vestígio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vestido runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against vestígio's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vestido vs vestígio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vestido is /vɨʃ.ˈti.du/ while vestígio is /vɨʃ.ˈti.ʒju/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vestido is recorded at frequency rank #2,607, classified as anadj, pronounced /vɨʃ.ˈti.du/. vestígio is at rank #21,625, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɨʃ.ˈti.ʒju/.
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 24232, this pair ranks #45,437 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vestido vs vestígio
Shared letters: eiostv. Private to "vestido": d. Private to "vestígio": gí.
"vestido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vestígio" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vestido ← evstido · vesitdo · vesstido · vestdio · vestiddo · vestiod · vesttido · vetsido
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vestido" and "vestígio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vestido" or "vestígio"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vestido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vestígio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,437 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vestido" and "vestígio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vastidão vs vestido". 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 #45,437 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.