Which to use
“visar” is a verb and “vista” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,613
- “visar” frequency rank
- #560
- “vista” frequency rank
- 47173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visar | vista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dirigir a vista ou o olhar para | o aparelho visual; os olhos |
Letter map: visar vs vista
Shared letters muted; letters that set visar and vista apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. visar (CVCVC) and vista (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for visar / vista
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: visar is averb and vistaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visar is recorded at frequency rank #46,613, classified as averb, pronounced /vi.ˈzaɹ/. 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 47173, this pair ranks #18,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of visar vs vista
Shared letters: aisv. Private to "visar": r. Private to "vista": t.
"visar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vista" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "visar" and "vista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "visar" vs "vista" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "visar" and "vista".
- Full dictionary entry for "visar" 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 #18,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visar" and "vista" 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 #18,100 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.