Which to use
“veces” and “venas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #178
- “veces” frequency rank
- #8,196
- “venas” frequency rank
- 8374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veces | venas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vez. | Forma del plural de vena. |
Where the eye mixes veces and venas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: veces vs venas
A purely visual mix-up. veces ([ˈbeses]) and venas ([ˈbenas]) 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 8374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veces is recorded at frequency rank #178, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbeses]. venas is at rank #8,196, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbenas].
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 8374, this pair ranks #305,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veces vs venas
Shared letters: esv. Private to "veces": c. Private to "venas": an.
"veces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "venas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veces" for "venas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "veces" or "venas"?
What to do next
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 "venas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veces" and "venas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venas 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 #305,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.