Which to use
“vive” and “vivi” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,104
- “vive” frequency rank
- #6,727
- “vivi” frequency rank
- 7831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vive | vivi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo viver | viver, existir, respirar |
Letter map: vive vs vivi
Shared letters muted; letters that set vive and vivi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. vive and vivi follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on vive vs vivi
vive and vivi 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 a single letter - e in “vive” becomes i in “vivi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vive is recorded at frequency rank #1,104, classified as averb. vivi is at rank #6,727, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈvi.vi/..
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 7831, this pair ranks #66,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vive vs vivi
Shared letters: iv. Private to "vive": e. Private to "vivi": -.
"vive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "vivi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vive" and "vivi" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vive" or "vivi" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "vive" and "vivi". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vive" and "vivi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivaz vs vivi". 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 #66,195 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.