violar vs votar, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“violar” and “votar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,978
“violar” frequency rank: #2,345
“votar” frequency rank: 14323
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	violar	votar
Definition	infringir	aprovar ou eleger por meio de voto

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set violar and votar apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

violar

5 ch

votar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. violar (/vju.ˈlaɾ/) and votar (/vu.ˈtaɾ/) 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 14323, 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/. votar is at rank #2,345, tagged as averb, pronounced /vu.ˈtaɾ/.

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 14323, this pair ranks #57,801 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of violar vs votar

Shared letters: aorv. Private to "violar": il. Private to "votar": t.

"violar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "votar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

violar ← ivolar · viloar · vioalr · violarr · viollar · violra · voilar · vviolar
votar ← ovtar · voatr · votarr · votra · vottar · vtoar · vvotar

Frequency comparison

violar#11,978

votar#2,345

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "violar" and "votar" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/vju.ˈlaɾ/ versus /vu.ˈtaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "violar" or "votar"?

"votar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,345 in our Portuguese list, against #11,978 for "violar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering violar vs votar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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