Which to use
“viga” is a noun and “vilão” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,021
- “viga” frequency rank
- #7,232
- “vilão” frequency rank
- 39253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viga | vilão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça de sustentação horizontal, utilizada em construções; pode ser de madeira, de concreto armado ou de aço | relativo ou pertencente à vila |
Letter map: viga vs vilão
Shared letters muted; letters that set viga and vilão apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. viga runs 4 letters (CVCV) against vilão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: viga vs vilão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: viga is anoun and vilãoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viga is recorded at frequency rank #32,021, classified as anoun. vilão is at rank #7,232, tagged as anadj, pronounced /bi.'laŋ/, /bi.'la.o/ ou /bi.'law/.
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 39253, this pair ranks #27,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viga vs vilão
Shared letters: iv. Private to "viga": ag. Private to "vilão": loã.
"viga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- viga ← ivga · vgia · viag · vigga · vviga
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viga" for "vilão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "viga" or "vilão"?
What to do next
Pair "viga" vs "vilão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "viga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vilão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viga" and "vilão" 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 #27,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.