Which to use
“vinte” and “visite” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,258
- “vinte” frequency rank
- #6,132
- “visite” frequency rank
- 8390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vinte | visite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | número equivalente a dezenove mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha duas dezenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 20 (algarismos arábicos) ou XX (algarismos romanos) | visita |
Where the eye mixes vinte and visite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vinte with visite
A purely visual mix-up. vinte (/ˈvĩ.tɨ/, /ˈvĩt/) and visite (/vi.zit/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vinte is recorded at frequency rank #2,258, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvĩ.tɨ/, /ˈvĩt/. visite is at rank #6,132, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vi.zit/.
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 8390, this pair ranks #65,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vinte vs visite
Shared letters: eitv. Private to "vinte": n. Private to "visite": s.
"vinte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "visite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vinte" for "visite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vinte" vs "visite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vinte" and "visite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vinte" and "visite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vinte vs vivente". 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 #65,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.