Which to use
“visada” and “visão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,751
- “visada” frequency rank
- #1,037
- “visão” frequency rank
- 50788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visada | visão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de visar | um dos cinco sentidos |
Where the eye mixes visada and visão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. visada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against visão's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses visada with visão
A purely visual mix-up. visada (/viˈza.dɐ/) and visão (/vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/) 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 50788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visada is recorded at frequency rank #49,751, classified as anoun, pronounced /viˈza.dɐ/. visão is at rank #1,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vi.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
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 50788, this pair ranks #14,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of visada vs visão
Shared letters: isv. Private to "visada": ad. Private to "visão": oã.
"visada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "visão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- visada ← ivsada · viasda · visaad · visadda · visdaa · vissada · vsiada · vvisada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "visada" for "visão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "visada" vs "visão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "visada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visada" and "visão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visada 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 #14,164 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.