Which to use
“vinte” is a noun and “visto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,258
- “vinte” frequency rank
- #623
- “visto” frequency rank
- 2881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vinte | visto |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | percebido pela visão |
Where the eye mixes vinte and visto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between vinte and visto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vinte is /ˈvĩ.tɨ/, /ˈvĩt/ while visto is /ˈviʃtɜ/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2881, 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/. visto is at rank #623, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈviʃtɜ/.
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 2881, this pair ranks #72,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vinte vs visto
Shared letters: itv. Private to "vinte": en. Private to "visto": os.
"vinte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "visto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vinte" and "visto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vinte" or "visto" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vinte" and "visto" 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 #72,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.