Which to use
“vir” is a verb and “viril” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #817
- “vir” frequency rank
- #35,397
- “viril” frequency rank
- 36214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vir | viril |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transportar-se para o local onde está o interlocutor | relativo ou próprio de homem |
Letter map: vir vs viril
Shared letters muted; letters that set vir and viril apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. vir runs 3 letters (CVC) against viril's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for vir / viril
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vir is averb and virilanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vir” sits inside “viril”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vir is recorded at frequency rank #817, classified as averb. viril is at rank #35,397, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vi.ˈɾiɫ/.
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 36214, this pair ranks #30,653 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vir vs viril
Shared letters: irv. Private to "vir": -. Private to "viril": l.
"vir" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "viril" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- viril ← ivril · viirl · virill · virli · virril · vriil · vviril
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vir" and "viril" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vir" or "viril" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "vir" vs "viril" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viril" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,653 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vir" and "viril" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viril vs vitral". 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 #30,653 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.