Which to use
“vilão” is an adjective and “vinho” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,232
- “vilão” frequency rank
- #2,169
- “vinho” frequency rank
- 9401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vilão | vinho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo ou pertencente à vila | bebida fermentada feita da uva |
Where the eye mixes vilão and vinho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vilão (CVCVV) and vinho (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: vilão vs vinho
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vilão is /bi.'laŋ/, /bi.'la.o/ ou /bi.'law/ while vinho is /ˈvi.ɲu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vilão is recorded at frequency rank #7,232, classified as anadj, pronounced /bi.'laŋ/, /bi.'la.o/ ou /bi.'law/. vinho is at rank #2,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvi.ɲu/.
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 9401, this pair ranks #64,041 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vilão vs vinho
Shared letters: iov. Private to "vilão": lã. Private to "vinho": hn.
"vilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vinho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vinho ← ivnho · vihno · vinhho · vinnho · vinoh · vniho · vvinho
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vilão" and "vinho" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vilão" or "vinho" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vilão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vinho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,041 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vilão" and "vinho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velar vs vilão". 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 #64,041 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.