Which to use
“vídeo” is an adjective and “vier” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #249
- “vídeo” frequency rank
- #6,487
- “vier” frequency rank
- 6736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vídeo | vier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo à gravação de determinadas imagens e de áudios num suporte magnético e sua reprodução num televisor | primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo vir |
Where the eye mixes vídeo and vier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vídeo with vier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vídeo is /ˈvi.dju/ while vier is /vi.ˈɛɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vídeo is recorded at frequency rank #249, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈvi.dju/. 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 6736, this pair ranks #67,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vídeo vs vier
Shared letters: ev. Private to "vídeo": doí. Private to "vier": ir.
"vídeo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vier" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vier ← iver · veir · vierr · vire
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vídeo" for "vier" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vídeo" or "vier"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vídeo" 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 #67,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vídeo" and "vier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vier vs visar". 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 #67,622 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.