Which to use
“vin” and “vinil” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,833
- “vin” frequency rank
- #13,863
- “vinil” frequency rank
- 36696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vin | vinil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vinho | radical derivado do hidrocarboneto eteno pela retirada de um átomo de hidrogênio |
Where the eye mixes vin and vinil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vin runs 3 letters (CVC) against vinil's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vin with vinil
A purely visual mix-up. vin ([vɜ̃], Plural: [vɜ̃]) and vinil (/vi.ˈniɫ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “vin” sits inside “vinil”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vin is recorded at frequency rank #22,833, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɜ̃], Plural: [vɜ̃]. vinil is at rank #13,863, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vi.ˈniɫ/.
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 36696, this pair ranks #30,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vin vs vinil
Shared letters: inv. Private to "vin": -. Private to "vinil": l.
"vin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vinil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vinil ← ivnil · viinl · vinill · vinli · vinnil · vniil · vvinil
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vin" for "vinil" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vin" or "vinil" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vin" and "vinil" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vinil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vin" and "vinil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vet vs vin". 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 #30,052 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.