Which to use
“vide” is a conjunction and “vir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,417
- “vide” frequency rank
- #817
- “vir” frequency rank
- 14234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vide | vir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | usado para assinalar exemplo ou referência; o mesmo que "a exemplo de", "haja vista que", "observando-se que", "visto que" | transportar-se para o local onde está o interlocutor |
Letter map: vide vs vir
Shared letters muted; letters that set vide and vir apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - vide and vir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vide is aconjunction and viraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vide is recorded at frequency rank #13,417, classified as aconj. vir is at rank #817, tagged as averb.
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 14234, this pair ranks #57,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vide vs vir
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vide": de. Private to "vir": r.
"vide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vide ← ivde · vdie · vidde · vied · vvide
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vide" for "vir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vide" or "vir"?
What to do next
You've compared "vide" and "vir". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vide" and "vir" 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 #57,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.