Which to use
“vice” and “viva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,298
- “vice” frequency rank
- #1,516
- “viva” frequency rank
- 2814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vice | viva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | indica aquele que substitui o principal (por exemplo em vice-presidente, vice-reitor, etc) | exclamação de aplauso ou de felicitação |
Letter map: vice vs viva
Shared letters muted; letters that set vice and viva apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - vice / viva
vice and viva are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vice is recorded at frequency rank #1,298, classified as anoun. viva is at rank #1,516, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvi.vɐ/.
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 2814, this pair ranks #72,445 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vice vs viva
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vice": ce. Private to "viva": a.
"vice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "viva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vice" and "viva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vice" or "viva" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "vice" vs "viva" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,445 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vice" and "viva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viva vs vivaz". 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 #72,445 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.