Which to use
“vice” is a noun and “vil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,298
- “vice” frequency rank
- #26,593
- “vil” frequency rank
- 27891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vice | vil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica aquele que substitui o principal (por exemplo em vice-presidente, vice-reitor, etc) | reles |
Letter map: vice vs vil
Shared letters muted; letters that set vice and vil apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for vice / vil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vice is anoun and vilanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27891, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vice is recorded at frequency rank #1,298, classified as anoun. vil is at rank #26,593, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈviɫ/.
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 27891, this pair ranks #41,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vice vs vil
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vice": ce. Private to "vil": l.
"vice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vil" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vice ← ivce · vcie · vicce · viec · vvice
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vice" and "vil" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vice" or "vil"?
What to do next
You've compared "vice" and "vil". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vice" and "vil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vil". 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 #41,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.