veáis vs veces, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“veáis” is a verb and “veces” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,810
“veáis” frequency rank: #178
“veces” frequency rank: 35988
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	veáis	veces
Definition	Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de ver o de verse.	Forma del plural de vez.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set veáis and veces apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

veáis

5 ch

veces

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veáis is [beˈajs] while veces is [ˈbeses]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veáis is recorded at frequency rank #35,810, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈajs]. veces is at rank #178, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbeses].

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 35988, this pair ranks #183,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of veáis vs veces

Shared letters: esv. Private to "veáis": iá. Private to "veces": c.

"veáis" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "veces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

veces ← beces · evces · vcees · vecces · vecess · vecse · veecs · veses

Frequency comparison

veáis#35,810

veces#178

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "veáis" and "veces" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "veáis" is a verb and "veces" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "veáis" or "veces"?

"veces" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #178 in our Spanish list, against #35,810 for "veáis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering veáis vs veces

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “veáis”; for a noun, it's “veces”.
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