Which to use
“volte” and “vulto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,279
- “volte” frequency rank
- #30,780
- “vulto” frequency rank
- 35059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | volte | vulto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jogada de baralho na qual o parceiro, que quer fazer este jogo, volta a primeira carta do baralho e toma por trunfo o naipe que ela indicar, comprando no baralho o número de cartas que lhe faltar. | rosto |
Where the eye mixes volte and vulto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. volte and vulto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses volte with vulto
A purely visual mix-up. volte (/ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi]) 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 35059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
volte is recorded at frequency rank #4,279, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈvɔw.t͡ʃi/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.t͡ʃi]. 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 35059, this pair ranks #32,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of volte vs vulto
Shared letters: lotv. Private to "volte": e. Private to "vulto": u.
"volte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "vulto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "volte" and "vulto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "volte" vs "vulto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "volte" 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 #32,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "volte" 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 #32,061 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.