Which to use
“viril” is an adjective and “virilha” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,397
- “viril” frequency rank
- #22,187
- “virilha” frequency rank
- 57584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viril | virilha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo ou próprio de homem | região próxima dos órgãos sexuais |
Where the eye mixes viril and virilha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between viril and virilha
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viril is /vi.ˈɾiɫ/ while virilha is /vi.ˈɾi.ʎɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “viril” sits inside “virilha”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57584, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viril is recorded at frequency rank #35,397, classified as anadj, pronounced /vi.ˈɾiɫ/. virilha is at rank #22,187, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vi.ˈɾi.ʎɐ/.
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 57584, this pair ranks #9,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of viril vs virilha
Shared letters: ilrv. Private to "viril": -. Private to "virilha": ah.
"viril" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "virilha" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viril" and "virilha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "viril" vs "virilha" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "viril" and "virilha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "viril" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virilha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viril" and "virilha" 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 #9,251 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.