Which to use
“viável” is an adjective and “vive” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,293
- “viável” frequency rank
- #1,104
- “vive” frequency rank
- 11397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viável | vive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que pode ser percorrido | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo viver |
Letter map: viável vs vive
Shared letters muted; letters that set viável and vive apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. viável runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against vive's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: viável vs vive
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: viável is anadjective and viveaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11397, 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/. vive is at rank #1,104, tagged as averb.
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 11397, this pair ranks #61,465 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viável vs vive
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "viável": lá. Private to "vive": -.
"viável" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "vive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vive ← ivve · viev · vivve · vvie · vvive
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viável" for "vive" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've compared "viável" and "vive". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "viável" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,465 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viável" and "vive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivaz vs vive". 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 #61,465 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.