vulgovsvultoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vulgo is a adverb, vulto is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vulgo” is an adverb and “vulto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,753
“vulgo” frequency rank
#30,780
“vulto” frequency rank
51533
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vulgo vulto
Definition vulgarmente rosto

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vulgo and vulto apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
vulgo
5 ch
vulto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vulgo is anadverb and vultoanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “vulgo” becomes t in “vulto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vulgo is recorded at frequency rank #20,753, classified as anadv. 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 51533, this pair ranks #13,525 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vulgo vs vulto

Shared letters: louv. Private to "vulgo": g. Private to "vulto": t.

"vulgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "vulto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vulgouvlgo · vlugo · vuglo · vulggo · vullgo · vulog · vvulgo
  • vultouvlto · vluto · vullto · vulot · vultto · vutlo · vvulto

Frequency comparison

vulgo#20,753
vulto#30,780

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vulgo" and "vulto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vulgo" is an adverb and "vulto" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vulgo" or "vulto"?
"vulgo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,753 in our Portuguese list, against #30,780 for "vulto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vulgo vs vulto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “vulgo”; for a noun, it's “vulto”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vulgo” 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