Which to use
“vilão” and “vivaz” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,232
- “vilão” frequency rank
- #48,717
- “vivaz” frequency rank
- 55949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vilão | vivaz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo ou pertencente à vila | ativo |
Where the eye mixes vilão and vivaz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vilão (CVCVV) and vivaz (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between vilão and vivaz
A purely visual mix-up. vilão (/bi.'laŋ/, /bi.'la.o/ ou /bi.'law/) and vivaz (/vi.ˈvaʃ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55949, 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/. vivaz is at rank #48,717, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vi.ˈvaʃ/.
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 55949, this pair ranks #10,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vilão vs vivaz
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vilão": loã. Private to "vivaz": az.
"vilão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vivaz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vivaz ← ivvaz · viavz · vivazz · vivvaz · vivza · vviaz · vvivaz
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vilão" and "vivaz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vilão" or "vivaz" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "vivaz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vilão" and "vivaz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visar vs vivaz". 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 #10,277 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.