Which to use
“vive” is a verb and “você” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,104
- “vive” frequency rank
- #29
- “você” frequency rank
- 1133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vive | você |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo viver | aquele a quem se fala ou escreve |
Letter map: vive vs você
Shared letters muted; letters that set vive and você apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vive is averb and vocêapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vive is recorded at frequency rank #1,104, classified as averb. você is at rank #29, tagged as apron.
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 1133, this pair ranks #74,484 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vive vs você
Shared letters: v. Private to "vive": ei. Private to "você": coê.
"vive" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "você" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vive ← ivve · viev · vivve · vvie · vvive
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vive" and "você" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vive" or "você"?
What to do next
You've compared "vive" and "você". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "você" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,484 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vive" and "você" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivaz vs vive". 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
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.