Which to use
“vestido” is an adjective and “vestir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,607
- “vestido” frequency rank
- #4,277
- “vestir” frequency rank
- 6884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vestido | vestir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | coberto de roupa | cobrir com roupa |
Where the eye mixes vestido and vestir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vestido runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against vestir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vestido with vestir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vestido is /vɨʃ.ˈti.du/ while vestir is /vɨʃ.ˈtiɾ/. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6884, 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/. vestir is at rank #4,277, tagged as averb, pronounced /vɨʃ.ˈtiɾ/.
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 6884, this pair ranks #67,419 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vestido vs vestir
Shared letters: eistv. Private to "vestido": do. Private to "vestir": r.
"vestido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vestir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vestido" and "vestir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vestido" or "vestir"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vestido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vestir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,419 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vestido" and "vestir" 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 #67,419 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.