vez

[ˈbes]

/[ˈbes]/ noun

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The verdict

“vez” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #67) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#67
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternación de las cosas por turno u orden sucesivo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vez · vez · Spanish

vez · rank #67 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #67
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH esto

Nearest frequency peer: esto (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “vez”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “vez” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vez vs vi
33% similar
vez vs voy
33% similar
vez vs vos
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vez
PropertyValue
Headwordvez
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbes]
Letters3
Frequency rank#67
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “vez”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).vezcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “esto” (#66), “hace” (#68), “era” (#65). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vez” va en #67. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for vez is neighbouring look-alikes ("vi", "voy", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈbes]. Frequency #67 among 1,793 “V” headwords. 6 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for vez in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vi", "voy", "vos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is vez, spelled V-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternación de las cosas por turno u orden sucesivo.
  2. 2
    Tiempo u ocasión determinada en que se ejecuta una acción, aunque no incluya orden sucesivo.
  3. 3
    Tiempo u ocasión de hacer una cosa por turno u orden.
  4. 4
    Vecera₁.
  5. 5
    Cantidad que se da o recibe de golpe.
  6. 6
    Ministerio, autoridad o jurisdicción que una persona ejerce supliendo a otra o representándola.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Si lo desea, puede activar la casilla de verificación “Recordar contraseña” para que el programa la introduzca automáticamente cada vez que intente enviar o recibir mensajes de correo electrónico».
  2. «Hacer uno las veces de otro».

Synonyms

turnovueltacoyunturamomentoocasiónoportunidadtiempotrance

This word in other languages

time(English)fois(Français)Mal(Deutsch)feita(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vez"?
"vez" is spelled V-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbes].
What does "vez" mean?
As a noun, "vez" means: Alternación de las cosas por turno u orden sucesivo.
What words are commonly confused with "vez"?
"vez" is commonly confused with "vi", "voy", "vos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vez" is [ˈbes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vez" come from?
"vez" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

era#65día#76dos#57uno#77

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list