Which to use
“Vis” and “vista” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,333
- “Vis” frequency rank
- #560
- “vista” frequency rank
- 21893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vis | vista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um sobrenome | o aparelho visual; os olhos |
Letter map: Vis vs vista
Shared letters muted; letters that set Vis and vista apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Vis runs 3 letters (CVC) against vista's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - Vis / vista
Vis and vista are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Vis” sits inside “vista”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vis is recorded at frequency rank #21,333, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɪs/ ouvir^(fonte ?). vista is at rank #560, tagged as anoun.
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 21893, this pair ranks #48,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vis vs vista
Shared letters: isv. Private to "Vis": -. Private to "vista": at.
"Vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vista ← ivsta · visat · vissta · vistta · vitsa · vsita · vvista
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vis" and "vista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Vis" or "vista"?
What to do next
Pair "Vis" vs "vista" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vis" and "vista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vis vs visar". 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 #48,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.