viciadovsviradoConfusable pair

Which to use

“viciado” and “virado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,839
“viciado” frequency rank
#12,995
“virado” frequency rank
21834
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature viciado virado
Definition diz-se daquele ou daquilo que tem um vício que passou num período de um dia para o outro em estado acordado

Letter map: viciado vs virado

Shared letters muted; letters that set viciado and virado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

7 ch
viciado
6 ch
virado

Corpus notes: viciado and virado

viciado and virado 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

viciado is recorded at frequency rank #8,839, classified as anadj, pronounced /vi.ˈsja.du/. virado is at rank #12,995, tagged as anadj.

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 21834, this pair ranks #48,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of viciado vs virado

Shared letters: adiov. Private to "viciado": c. Private to "virado": r.

"viciado" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "virado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viciadoivciado · vciiado · vicaido · vicciado · viciaddo · viciaod · vicidao · viicado
  • viradoivrado · viardo · viraddo · viraod · virdao · virrado · vriado · vvirado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "viciado" for "virado" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "viciado" or "virado"?
"viciado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,839 in our Portuguese list, against #12,995 for "virado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "viciado" vs "virado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "viciado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "virado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "viciado" and "virado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virado vs visada". 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 #48,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list