visarvsvoarWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“visar” and “voar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,613
“visar” frequency rank
#4,776
“voar” frequency rank
51389
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visar voar
Definition dirigir a vista ou o olhar para sustentar-se ou mover-se no ar

Letter map: visar vs voar

Shared letters muted; letters that set visar and voar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. visar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against voar's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
visar
4 ch
voar

Corpus notes: visar and voar

visar and voar 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51389, 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/. voar is at rank #4,776, tagged as averb.

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 51389, this pair ranks #13,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of visar vs voar

Shared letters: arv. Private to "visar": is. Private to "voar": o.

"visar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "voar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • visar ← ivsar · viasr · visarr · visra · vissar · vsiar · vvisar
  • voar ← ovar · vaor · voarr · vora · vvoar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visar" and "voar" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "visar" vs "voar" - which ranks higher?
"voar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,776 in our Portuguese list, against #46,613 for "visar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "visar" vs "voar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "visar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "voar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "visar" and "voar" 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 #13,652 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list