véasevsveisWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,912
“véase” frequency rank
#11,149
“veis” frequency rank
14061
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature véase veis
Definition Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de verse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de ver o de verse.

Where the eye mixes véase and veis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. véase runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against veis's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
véase
4 ch
veis

Visual trap between véase and veis

A purely visual mix-up. véase ([ˈbease]) and veis ([ˈbejs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

véase is recorded at frequency rank #2,912, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbease]. veis is at rank #11,149, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbejs].

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 14061, this pair ranks #285,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of véase vs veis

Shared letters: esv. Private to "véase": aé. Private to "veis": i.

"véase" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "veis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • veis ← beis · evis · veiss · vesi · vies · vveis

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "véase" and "veis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbease] versus [ˈbejs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "véase" or "veis"?
"véase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,912 in our Spanish list, against #11,149 for "veis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "véase" and "veis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "véase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "veis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "véase" and "veis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veis vs venías". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #285,528 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