vos

[ˈbos]

/[ˈbos]/ pron

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The verdict

“vos” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #493) as a pronoun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#493
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pronombre personal formal y hoy arcaico de la segunda persona del singular y del plural; el paradigma verbal está plenamente asimilado al de vosotros.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vos · vos · Spanish

vos · rank #493 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #493
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH rey

Nearest frequency peer: rey (-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 “vos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “vos” 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).

vos vs voy
67% similar
vos vs voz
67% similar
vos vs vox
67% similar

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

Key facts for vos
PropertyValue
Headwordvos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈbos]
Letters3
Frequency rank#493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “vos”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.voscae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “rey” (#492), “apoyo” (#494), “pregunta” (#491). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vos” va en #493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for vos is neighbouring look-alikes ("voy", "voz", …), not just typos; it is apronoun pronounced [ˈbos]. Frequency #493 among 1,793 “V” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No misspelling variants are generated for vos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "voy", "voz", "vox", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is vos, spelled V-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pronombre personal formal y hoy arcaico de la segunda persona del singular y del plural; el paradigma verbal está plenamente asimilado al de vosotros.
  2. 2
    Pronombre personal familiar de la segunda persona del singular en caso nominativo y preposicional.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. E de los maravedis que valieren los dichos bienes en que asi fuere fecha la dicha entrega e esecuçion o qualquier parte dellos, que vos entregades e entreguen e fagan luego pago a vos, el dicho Pero Sanches, o a quien por vos los ovier de aver do los dichos ocho mill e dosientos maravedis de la dicha moneda del dicho debdo prinçipal.
  2. ¿Vos sois Valladolid? ¿Vos sois el valle de olor? ¡Oh fragrantísima ironía! A rosa oléis, y sois de Alejandría, que pide al cuerpo más que puede dalle.

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 "vos"?
"vos" is spelled V-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbos].
What does "vos" mean?
As a pronoun, "vos" means: Pronombre personal formal y hoy arcaico de la segunda persona del singular y del plural; el paradigma verbal está plenamente asimilado al de vosotros.
What words are commonly confused with "vos"?
"vos" is commonly confused with "voy", "voz", "vox". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vos" is [ˈbos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vos" come from?
"vos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rey#492iba#500dio#481luz#469

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list