Which to use
“vide” is a conjunction and “vila” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,417
- “vide” frequency rank
- #1,184
- “vila” frequency rank
- 14601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vide | vila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usado para assinalar exemplo ou referência; o mesmo que "a exemplo de", "haja vista que", "observando-se que", "visto que" | povoação de tamanho intermédio entre aldeia e cidade |
Letter map: vide vs vila
Shared letters muted; letters that set vide and vila apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - vide and vila
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vide is aconjunction and vilaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vide is recorded at frequency rank #13,417, classified as aconj. vila is at rank #1,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvi.lɐ/.
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 14601, this pair ranks #57,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vide vs vila
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vide": de. Private to "vila": al.
"vide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vide" for "vila" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vide" vs "vila" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "vide" vs "vila" 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 "vila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vide" and "vila" 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 #57,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.