veáisvsveíasTell them apart

Which to use

“veáis” and “veías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,810
“veáis” frequency rank
#27,817
“veías” frequency rank
63627
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veáis veías
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de ver o de verse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ver o de verse.

Where the eye mixes veáis and veías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. veáis and veías follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
veáis
5 ch
veías

Look-alike desk: veáis vs veías

A purely visual mix-up. veáis ([beˈajs]) and veías ([beˈias]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63627, 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]. veías is at rank #27,817, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈias].

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 63627, this pair ranks #48,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of veáis vs veías

Shared letters: esv. Private to "veáis": iá. Private to "veías": aí.

"veáis" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC  ·  "veías" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "veáis" for "veías" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([beˈajs] versus [beˈias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "veáis" or "veías"?
"veías" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,817 in our Spanish list, against #35,810 for "veáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "veáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "veías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "veáis" and "veías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veáis vs venías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #48,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list