# vil vs vilão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### vil
*adjective · IPA /ˈviɫ/ · frequency rank #26,593*
reles

### vilão
*adjective · IPA /bi.'laŋ/, /bi.'la.o/ ou /bi.'law/ · frequency rank #7,232*
relativo ou pertencente à vila

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/vil-vs-vilao