Which to use
“vigia” and “viola” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,798
- “vigia” frequency rank
- #5,052
- “viola” frequency rank
- 17850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigia | viola |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | profissional responsável por zelar pela segurança de uma determinada área | instrumento musical de corda semelhante ao violino levemente maior e afinado uma quinta abaixo |
Where the eye mixes vigia and viola
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vigia (CVCVV) and viola (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses vigia with viola
A purely visual mix-up. vigia (/vi.ˈʒi.ɐ/) and viola (/ˈvjɔ.lɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigia is recorded at frequency rank #12,798, classified as anoun, pronounced /vi.ˈʒi.ɐ/. viola is at rank #5,052, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvjɔ.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 17850, this pair ranks #53,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vigia vs viola
Shared letters: aiv. Private to "vigia": g. Private to "viola": lo.
"vigia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "viola" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vigia" for "viola" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vigia" or "viola"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vigia" and "viola" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viola" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigia" and "viola" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vigia vs Vini". 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 #53,287 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.