Which to use
“volta” and “vulto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #219
- “volta” frequency rank
- #30,780
- “vulto” frequency rank
- 30999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volta | vulto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o ato de regressar ao local de partida | rosto |
Where the eye mixes volta and vulto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses volta with vulto
A purely visual mix-up. volta (/ˈvɔɫ.tɐ/) and vulto (/ˈvuɫ.tu/) 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 30999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volta is recorded at frequency rank #219, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔɫ.tɐ/. vulto is at rank #30,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvuɫ.tu/.
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 30999, this pair ranks #37,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volta vs vulto
Shared letters: lotv. Private to "volta": a. Private to "vulto": u.
"volta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vulto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "volta" and "vulto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "volta" or "vulto"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "volta" and "vulto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "volta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vulto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volta" and "vulto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vulto". 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 #37,227 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.