Which to use
“vinte” and “volte” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,258
- “vinte” frequency rank
- #4,279
- “volte” frequency rank
- 6537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vinte | volte |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | jogada de baralho na qual o parceiro, que quer fazer este jogo, volta a primeira carta do baralho e toma por trunfo o naipe que ela indicar, comprando no baralho o número de cartas que lhe faltar. |
Where the eye mixes vinte and volte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vinte and volte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vinte vs volte
A purely visual mix-up. vinte (/ˈvĩ.tɨ/, /ˈvĩt/) and volte (/ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6537, 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/. volte is at rank #4,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi].
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 6537, this pair ranks #67,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vinte vs volte
Shared letters: etv. Private to "vinte": in. Private to "volte": lo.
"vinte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "volte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vinte" and "volte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "vinte" vs "volte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "volte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vinte" and "volte" 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 #67,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.