vigiavsvistaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“vigia” and “vista” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,798
“vigia” frequency rank
#560
“vista” frequency rank
13358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vigia vista
Definition profissional responsável por zelar pela segurança de uma determinada área o aparelho visual; os olhos

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vigia and vista apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
vigia
5 ch
vista

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

vigia and vista 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13358, 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/. vista is at rank #560, tagged as anoun.

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 13358, this pair ranks #59,011 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vigia vs vista

Shared letters: aiv. Private to "vigia": g. Private to "vista": st.

"vigia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "vista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vigiaivgia · vgiia · vigai · viggia · viiga · vvigia
  • vistaivsta · visat · vissta · vistta · vitsa · vsita · vvista

Frequency comparison

vigia#12,798
vista#560

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vigia" and "vista" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "vigia" or "vista"?
"vista" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #560 in our Portuguese list, against #12,798 for "vigia". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering vigia vs vista

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vigia” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list