viabilidadevsvisibilidadeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,171
“viabilidade” frequency rank
#6,358
“visibilidade” frequency rank
23529
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature viabilidade visibilidade
Definition possibilidade de ser viável caráter, condição, atributo do que é ou pode ser visível, ser percebido pelo sentido da vista; visão

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set viabilidade and visibilidade apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
viabilidade
12 ch
visibilidade

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

viabilidade and visibilidade 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 23529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

viabilidade is recorded at frequency rank #17,171, classified as anoun. visibilidade is at rank #6,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vi.zi.bi.li.ˈda.dɨ/.

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 23529, this pair ranks #46,290 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of viabilidade vs visibilidade

Shared letters: abdeilv. Private to "viabilidade": -. Private to "visibilidade": s.

"viabilidade" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCV  ·  "visibilidade" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viabilidadeivabilidade · vaibilidade · viabbilidade · viabiildade · viabildiade · viabiliadde · viabilidadde · viabilidaed
  • visibilidadeivsibilidade · viisbilidade · visbiilidade · visibbilidade · visibiildade · visibildiade · visibiliadde · visibilidadde

Frequency comparison

viabilidade#17,171
visibilidade#6,358

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "viabilidade" and "visibilidade" 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, "viabilidade" or "visibilidade"?
"visibilidade" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,358 in our Portuguese list, against #17,171 for "viabilidade". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering viabilidade vs visibilidade

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 “viabilidade” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list