Which to use
“violar” and “virar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,978
- “violar” frequency rank
- #2,457
- “virar” frequency rank
- 14435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violar | virar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | infringir | mudar, com um movimento em linha curva, a direção ou posição de algo ou alguém |
Where the eye mixes violar and virar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. violar runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against virar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses violar with virar
A purely visual mix-up. violar (/vju.ˈlaɾ/) and virar (/vi.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 14435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violar is recorded at frequency rank #11,978, classified as averb, pronounced /vju.ˈlaɾ/. virar is at rank #2,457, tagged as averb, pronounced /vi.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 14435, this pair ranks #57,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of violar vs virar
Shared letters: airv. Private to "violar": lo. Private to "virar": -.
"violar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "virar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "violar" and "virar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "violar" or "virar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "violar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violar" and "virar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velar vs violar". 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 #57,636 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.