Which to use
“violence” and “violência” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,227
- “violence” frequency rank
- #1,414
- “violência” frequency rank
- 34641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | violence | violência |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | violência | força intensa e repentina |
Where the eye mixes violence and violência
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. violence runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against violência's 9 (CVVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: violence vs violência
A purely visual mix-up. violence (/vjɔ.lɑ̃s/, X-SAMPA: /vjOlA~s/) and violência (/vju.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/) 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 34641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
violence is recorded at frequency rank #33,227, classified as anoun, pronounced /vjɔ.lɑ̃s/, X-SAMPA: /vjOlA~s/. violência is at rank #1,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vju.ˈlẽ.sjɐ/.
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 34641, this pair ranks #32,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of violence vs violência
Shared letters: cilnov. Private to "violence": e. Private to "violência": aê.
"violence" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "violência" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- violence ← ivolence · viloence · vioelnce · violecne · violencce · violenec · violennce · viollence
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "violence" and "violência" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "violence" vs "violência" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "violence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "violência" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "violence" and "violência" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violence vs violento". 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 #32,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.