vivênciavsvivenciarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vivência is a noun, vivenciar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vivência” is a noun and “vivenciar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,470
“vivência” frequency rank
#24,492
“vivenciar” frequency rank
44962
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vivência vivenciar
Definition o fato de viver submeter-se a uma situação

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vivência and vivenciar apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
vivência
9 ch
vivenciar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vivência is /vi.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/ while vivenciar is vi.vẽ.si.ˈaɾ. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vivência is recorded at frequency rank #20,470, classified as anoun, pronounced /vi.ˈvẽ.sjɐ/. vivenciar is at rank #24,492, tagged as averb, pronounced vi.vẽ.si.ˈaɾ.

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 44962, this pair ranks #20,466 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vivência vs vivenciar

Shared letters: acinv. Private to "vivência": ê. Private to "vivenciar": er.

"vivência" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "vivenciar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vivenciarivvenciar · vievnciar · vivecniar · vivencair · vivencciar · vivenciarr · vivencira · vivenicar

Frequency comparison

vivência#20,470
vivenciar#24,492

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vivência" and "vivenciar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vivência" is a noun and "vivenciar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vivência" or "vivenciar"?
"vivência" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,470 in our Portuguese list, against #24,492 for "vivenciar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vivência vs vivenciar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “vivência”; for a verb, it's “vivenciar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vivência” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list