Which to use
“vulgar” is an adjective and “vulgo” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,419
- “vulgar” frequency rank
- #20,753
- “vulgo” frequency rank
- 34172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vulgar | vulgo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo ou pertencente ao vulgo | vulgarmente |
Letter map: vulgar vs vulgo
Shared letters muted; letters that set vulgar and vulgo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. vulgar runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against vulgo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for vulgar / vulgo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vulgar is anadjective and vulgoanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vulgar is recorded at frequency rank #13,419, classified as anadj, pronounced /vuɫ.ˈɡaɾ/. vulgo is at rank #20,753, tagged as anadv.
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 34172, this pair ranks #33,172 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vulgar vs vulgo
Shared letters: gluv. Private to "vulgar": ar. Private to "vulgo": o.
"vulgar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vulgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vulgar" and "vulgo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vulgar" or "vulgo"?
Useful next steps
Pair "vulgar" vs "vulgo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "vulgar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vulgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,172 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vulgar" and "vulgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vulgo". 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 #33,172 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.