Which to use
“viação” and “violão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,667
- “viação” frequency rank
- #5,369
- “violão” frequency rank
- 23036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viação | violão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | empresa de ônibus ou de outros veículos de passageiros | guitarra acústica com cordas de nylon, concebida inicialmente para a interpretação de peças de música clássica cujo corpo é oco e feito de várias madeiras diferentes |
Where the eye mixes viação and violão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between viação and violão
A purely visual mix-up. viação (/vjɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and violão ([vio'lãw]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23036, 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/. violão is at rank #5,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vio'lãw].
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 23036, this pair ranks #46,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viação vs violão
Shared letters: iovã. Private to "viação": aç. Private to "violão": l.
"viação" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "violão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viação" for "violão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "viação" or "violão"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "viação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viação" and "violão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "varão vs viação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.