Which to use
“viável” and “visível” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,293
- “viável” frequency rank
- #4,775
- “visível” frequency rank
- 15068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viável | visível |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que pode ser percorrido | que se pode ver |
Where the eye mixes viável and visível
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. viável runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against visível's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses viável with visível
A purely visual mix-up. viável (/ˈvja.vɛɫ/) and visível (/vi.ˈzi.vɛɫ/) 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 15068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viável is recorded at frequency rank #10,293, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈvja.vɛɫ/. visível is at rank #4,775, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vi.ˈzi.vɛɫ/.
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 15068, this pair ranks #56,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viável vs visível
Shared letters: eilv. Private to "viável": á. Private to "visível": sí.
"viável" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "visível" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viável" for "visível" ever safe?
Which is more common, "viável" or "visível"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "viável" and "visível" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "viável" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visível" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viável" and "visível" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "variável vs viável". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,865 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.