Which to use
“Vicente” is a noun and “vidente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,868
- “Vicente” frequency rank
- #22,496
- “vidente” frequency rank
- 27364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vicente | vidente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome masculino | que supostamente tem a capacidade de ver o passado, profetizar o futuro, conhecer o presente, ainda que não esteja no local do acontecimento |
Letter map: Vicente vs vidente
Shared letters muted; letters that set Vicente and vidente apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Vicente and vidente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - Vicente and vidente
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Vicente is anoun and videnteanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “Vicente” becomes d in “vidente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vicente is recorded at frequency rank #4,868, classified as anoun. vidente is at rank #22,496, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vi.ˈdẽ.tɨ/.
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 27364, this pair ranks #41,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vicente vs vidente
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "Vicente": c. Private to "vidente": d.
"Vicente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "vidente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Vicente" for "vidente" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Vicente" vs "vidente" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Vicente" and "vidente".
- Full dictionary entry for "Vicente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vidente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vicente" and "vidente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vidente vs vivente". 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 #41,613 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.