videvsvierWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: vide is a conjunction, vier is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vide” is a conjunction and “vier” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,417
“vide” frequency rank
#6,487
“vier” frequency rank
19904
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vide vier
Definition usado para assinalar exemplo ou referência; o mesmo que "a exemplo de", "haja vista que", "observando-se que", "visto que" primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo vir

Letter map: vide vs vier

Shared letters muted; letters that set vide and vier apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
vide
4 ch
vier

Grammar separator: vide vs vier

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vide is aconjunction and vieraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vide is recorded at frequency rank #13,417, classified as aconj. vier is at rank #6,487, tagged as averb, pronounced /vi.ˈɛɾ/.

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 19904, this pair ranks #50,718 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vide vs vier

Shared letters: eiv. Private to "vide": d. Private to "vier": r.

"vide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "vier" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • videivde · vdie · vidde · vied · vvide
  • vieriver · veir · vierr · vire

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vide" and "vier" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vide" is a conjunction and "vier" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "vide" vs "vier" - which ranks higher?
"vier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,487 in our Portuguese list, against #13,417 for "vide". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "vide" vs "vier" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,718 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vide" and "vier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vide vs Vini". 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 #50,718 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