Which to use
“vogal” and “voraz” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,817
- “vogal” frequency rank
- #35,400
- “voraz” frequency rank
- 68217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vogal | voraz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que diz respeito ao fonema produzido sem qualquer obstáculo ao passar pela boca | que devora |
Where the eye mixes vogal and voraz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vogal and voraz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vogal and voraz
A purely visual mix-up. vogal (/voˈɡaw/) and voraz (/vu.ˈɾaʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vogal is recorded at frequency rank #32,817, classified as anadj, pronounced /voˈɡaw/. voraz is at rank #35,400, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vu.ˈɾaʃ/.
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 68217, this pair ranks #4,353 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vogal vs voraz
Shared letters: aov. Private to "vogal": gl. Private to "voraz": rz.
"vogal" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voraz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vogal" for "voraz" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vogal" or "voraz" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vogal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voraz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,353 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vogal" and "voraz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivaz vs voraz". 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 #4,353 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.