Which to use
“viés” is a noun and “vive” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,491
- “viés” frequency rank
- #1,104
- “vive” frequency rank
- 15595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viés | vive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | direção oblíqua | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo viver |
Letter map: viés vs vive
Shared letters muted; letters that set viés and vive apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. viés (CVVC) and vive (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: viés vs vive
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: viés is anoun and viveaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viés is recorded at frequency rank #14,491, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvjɛʃ/. vive is at rank #1,104, 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 15595, this pair ranks #56,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viés vs vive
Shared letters: iv. Private to "viés": sé. Private to "vive": e.
"viés" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "vive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vive ← ivve · viev · vivve · vvie · vvive
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "viés" and "vive" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "viés" or "vive"?
What to do next
Pair "viés" vs "vive" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "viés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viés" and "vive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vet vs viés". 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 #56,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.