vetorvsvotoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,903
“vetor” frequency rank
#1,415
“voto” frequency rank
18318
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vetor voto
Definition qualquer ser vivo que transmite doenças; meio de transporte de doenças a ação de votar

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vetor and voto apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
vetor
4 ch
voto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

vetor and voto 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 18318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vetor is recorded at frequency rank #16,903, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɛ.ˈtoɾ/. voto is at rank #1,415, 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 18318, this pair ranks #52,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vetor vs voto

Shared letters: otv. Private to "vetor": er. Private to "voto": -.

"vetor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "voto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vetorevtor · veotr · vetorr · vetro · vettor · vteor · vvetor
  • votoovto · voot · votto · vtoo · vvoto

Frequency comparison

vetor#16,903
voto#1,415

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vetor" and "voto" be used interchangeably?
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.
Which is more common, "vetor" or "voto"?
"voto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,415 in our Portuguese list, against #16,903 for "vetor". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering vetor vs voto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vetor” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list