Which to use
“viajar” and “violar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,000
- “viajar” frequency rank
- #11,978
- “violar” frequency rank
- 13978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viajar | violar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ir de um lugar para outro, geralmente distante | infringir |
Where the eye mixes viajar and violar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. viajar and violar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses viajar with violar
A purely visual mix-up. viajar (/vjɐ.ˈʒaɾ/) and violar (/vju.ˈlaɾ/) 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 13978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viajar is recorded at frequency rank #2,000, classified as averb, pronounced /vjɐ.ˈʒaɾ/. violar is at rank #11,978, tagged as averb, pronounced /vju.ˈlaɾ/.
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 13978, this pair ranks #58,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viajar vs violar
Shared letters: airv. Private to "viajar": j. Private to "violar": lo.
"viajar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "violar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viajar" for "violar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "viajar" or "violar"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "viajar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viajar" and "violar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velar vs violar". 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 #58,232 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.