vedvsvoyWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,749
“ved” frequency rank
#156
“voy” frequency rank
48905
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ved voy
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de ver. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ir o de irse.

Where the eye mixes ved and voy

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
ved
3 ch
voy

Why the eye confuses ved with voy

A purely visual mix-up. ved ([ˈbeð̞]) and voy ([ˈboj]) 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 48905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ved is recorded at frequency rank #48,749, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbeð̞]. voy is at rank #156, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈboj].

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 48905, this pair ranks #111,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ved vs voy

Shared letters: v. Private to "ved": de. Private to "voy": oy.

"ved" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "voy" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ved" and "voy" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbeð̞] versus [ˈboj]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ved" or "voy"?
"voy" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #156 in our Spanish list, against #48,749 for "ved". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ved" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "voy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ved" and "voy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ved vs VOR". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #111,861 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