Which to use
“viação” and “vício” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,667
- “viação” frequency rank
- #7,235
- “vício” frequency rank
- 24902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viação | vício |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empresa de ônibus ou de outros veículos de passageiros | defeito |
Where the eye mixes viação and vício
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. viação runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against vício's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: viação vs vício
A purely visual mix-up. viação (/vjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and vício (/ˈvi.sju/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24902, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viação is recorded at frequency rank #17,667, classified as anoun, pronounced /vjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. vício is at rank #7,235, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvi.sju/.
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 24902, this pair ranks #44,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viação vs vício
Shared letters: iov. Private to "viação": aãç. Private to "vício": cí.
"viação" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "vício" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viação" for "vício" ever safe?
Frequency check: "viação" vs "vício" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "viação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vício" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viação" and "vício" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vício vs Vini". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #44,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.