Which to use
“vibrar” and “violar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,525
- “vibrar” frequency rank
- #11,978
- “violar” frequency rank
- 35503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vibrar | violar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | produzir movimento repetitivo e de escala pequena em um objeto | infringir |
Where the eye mixes vibrar and violar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vibrar and violar
A purely visual mix-up. vibrar (/vi.ˈbɾaɾ/) 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 35503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vibrar is recorded at frequency rank #23,525, classified as averb, pronounced /vi.ˈbɾaɾ/. 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 35503, this pair ranks #31,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vibrar vs violar
Shared letters: airv. Private to "vibrar": b. Private to "violar": lo.
"vibrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "violar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vibrar" for "violar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vibrar" vs "violar" - which ranks higher?
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 "vibrar" 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 #31,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vibrar" and "violar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vibrar vs vitral". 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 #31,547 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.