Which to use
“vídeo” is an adjective and “viés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #249
- “vídeo” frequency rank
- #14,491
- “viés” frequency rank
- 14740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vídeo | viés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo à gravação de determinadas imagens e de áudios num suporte magnético e sua reprodução num televisor | direção oblíqua |
Where the eye mixes vídeo and viés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vídeo with viés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vídeo is /ˈvi.dju/ while viés is /ˈvjɛʃ/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14740, 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/. viés is at rank #14,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvjɛʃ/.
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 14740, this pair ranks #57,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vídeo vs viés
Shared letters: v. Private to "vídeo": deoí. Private to "viés": isé.
"vídeo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "viés" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vídeo" and "viés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vídeo" vs "viés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vídeo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vídeo" and "viés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vet vs viés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.