Which to use
“vício” and “vivo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,235
- “vício” frequency rank
- #513
- “vivo” frequency rank
- 7748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vício | vivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | defeito | vida |
Where the eye mixes vício and vivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vício vs vivo
A purely visual mix-up. vício (/ˈvi.sju/) and vivo (/ˈvi.vɔ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vício is recorded at frequency rank #7,235, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvi.sju/. vivo is at rank #513, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvi.vɔ/.
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 7748, this pair ranks #66,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vício vs vivo
Shared letters: iov. Private to "vício": cí. Private to "vivo": -.
"vício" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vivo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vivo ← ivvo · viov · vivvo · vvio · vvivo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vício" and "vivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vício" or "vivo" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vício" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vício" and "vivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vivo". 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 #66,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.