veisvsverseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,149
“veis” frequency rank
#3,526
“verse” frequency rank
14675
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veis verse
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de ver o de verse. Percibir con los ojos o la vista la imagen de uno mismo.

Where the eye mixes veis and verse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
veis
5 ch
verse

Visual trap between veis and verse

A purely visual mix-up. veis ([ˈbejs]) and verse ([ˈbeɾse]) 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 14675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veis is recorded at frequency rank #11,149, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbejs]. verse is at rank #3,526, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbeɾse].

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 14675, this pair ranks #283,215 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of veis vs verse

Shared letters: esv. Private to "veis": i. Private to "verse": r.

"veis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "verse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • veisbeis · evis · veiss · vesi · vies · vveis
  • verseberse · evrse · verce · veres · verrse · versse · vesre · vrese

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "veis" for "verse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbejs] versus [ˈbeɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "veis" vs "verse" - which ranks higher?
"verse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,526 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "veis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #283,215 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "veis" and "verse" 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 #283,215 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