viradovsvisadaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: virado is a adjective, visada is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“virado” is an adjective and “visada” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,995
“virado” frequency rank
#49,751
“visada” frequency rank
62746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature virado visada
Definition que passou num período de um dia para o outro em estado acordado ato de visar

Where the spellings diverge

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

6 ch
virado
6 ch
visada

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: virado is anadjective and visadaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

virado is recorded at frequency rank #12,995, classified as anadj. visada is at rank #49,751, tagged as anoun, pronounced /viˈza.dɐ/.

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 62746, this pair ranks #6,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of virado vs visada

Shared letters: adiv. Private to "virado": or. Private to "visada": s.

"virado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "visada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viradoivrado · viardo · viraddo · viraod · virdao · virrado · vriado · vvirado
  • visadaivsada · viasda · visaad · visadda · visdaa · vissada · vsiada · vvisada

Frequency comparison

virado#12,995
visada#49,751

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "virado" and "visada" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "virado" is an adjective and "visada" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "virado" or "visada"?
"virado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,995 in our Portuguese list, against #49,751 for "visada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering virado vs visada

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “virado”; for a noun, it's “visada”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “virado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list