Español homophones
ves/vez
"ves" is a verb; "vez" is a noun - grammar picks the spelling, not sound. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
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Grammar picks the spelling
Same sound, different grammar: "ves" arrives as a verb, while "vez" is a noun. Once the sentence role is fixed, only one spelling fits.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Single-letter fork: "ves" keeps s, "vez" writes z at letter 3.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across ves, vez: ev. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
ves
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory esv · private s
vez
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory evz · private z
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "ves" when you mean: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del presente de indicativo de ver o de verse.
- Write "vez" when you mean: Alternación de las cosas por turno u orden sucesivo.