Which to use
“viga” and “vila” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,021
- “viga” frequency rank
- #1,184
- “vila” frequency rank
- 33205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viga | vila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de sustentação horizontal, utilizada em construções; pode ser de madeira, de concreto armado ou de aço | povoação de tamanho intermédio entre aldeia e cidade |
Letter map: viga vs vila
Shared letters muted; letters that set viga and vila apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: viga and vila
viga and vila are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - g in “viga” becomes l in “vila”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viga is recorded at frequency rank #32,021, classified as anoun. 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 33205, this pair ranks #34,368 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viga vs vila
Shared letters: aiv. Private to "viga": g. Private to "vila": l.
"viga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "viga" and "vila" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "viga" vs "vila" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "viga" and "vila". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "viga" 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 #34,368 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viga" and "vila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viga vs vivaz". 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 #34,368 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.