Which to use
“viajado” and “viciado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,046
- “viajado” frequency rank
- #8,839
- “viciado” frequency rank
- 29885
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viajado | viciado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que viajou muito; que percorreu diversas terras ou países | diz-se daquele ou daquilo que tem um vício |
Letter map: viajado vs viciado
Shared letters muted; letters that set viajado and viciado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. viajado (CVVCVCV) and viciado (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - viajado / viciado
viajado and viciado 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29885, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viajado is recorded at frequency rank #21,046, classified as anadj. viciado is at rank #8,839, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vi.ˈsja.du/.
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 29885, this pair ranks #38,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viajado vs viciado
Shared letters: adiov. Private to "viajado": j. Private to "viciado": c.
"viajado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "viciado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viajado" and "viciado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "viajado" or "viciado" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "viajado" and "viciado".
- Full dictionary entry for "viajado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viciado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viajado" and "viciado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viação vs viajado". 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 #38,643 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.