Which to use
“veces” is a noun and “veías” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #178
- “veces” frequency rank
- #27,817
- “veías” frequency rank
- 27995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veces | veías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vez. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ver o de verse. |
Where the eye mixes veces and veías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. veces (CVCVC) and veías (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: veces vs veías
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veces is [ˈbeses] while veías is [beˈias]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veces is recorded at frequency rank #178, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbeses]. 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 27995, this pair ranks #224,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of veces vs veías
Shared letters: esv. Private to "veces": c. Private to "veías": aí.
"veces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "veías" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veces ← beces · evces · vcees · vecces · vecess · vecse · veecs · veses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veces" for "veías" ever safe?
Which is more common, "veces" or "veías"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "veces" 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 #224,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veces" and "veías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veías vs veritas". 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 #224,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.