Which to use
“vila” and “violão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,184
- “vila” frequency rank
- #5,369
- “violão” frequency rank
- 6553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vila | violão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | povoação de tamanho intermédio entre aldeia e cidade | guitarra acústica com cordas de nylon, concebida inicialmente para a interpretação de peças de música clássica cujo corpo é oco e feito de várias madeiras diferentes |
Where the eye mixes vila and violão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vila with violão
A purely visual mix-up. vila (/ˈvi.lɐ/) and violão ([vio'lãw]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vila is recorded at frequency rank #1,184, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvi.lɐ/. violão is at rank #5,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vio'lãw].
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 6553, this pair ranks #67,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vila vs violão
Shared letters: ilv. Private to "vila": a. Private to "violão": oã.
"vila" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "violão" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vila ← ivla · vial · villa · vlia · vvila
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vila" for "violão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vila" vs "violão" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vila" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vila" and "violão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velar vs vila". 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 #67,856 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.