vemosvsvosConfusable pair

Quick tell: vemos is a verb, vos is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vemos” is a verb and “vos” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,275
“vemos” frequency rank
#493
“vos” frequency rank
1768
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vemos vos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de ver o de verse. Pronombre personal formal y hoy arcaico de la segunda persona del singular y del plural; el paradigma verbal está plenamente asimilado al de vosotros.

Where the eye mixes vemos and vos

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

5 ch
vemos
3 ch
vos

Why the eye confuses vemos with vos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vemos is [ˈbemos] while vos is [ˈbos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vemos is recorded at frequency rank #1,275, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbemos]. vos is at rank #493, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈbos].

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 1768, this pair ranks #321,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vemos vs vos

Shared letters: osv. Private to "vemos": em. Private to "vos": -.

"vemos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "vos" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vemosbemos · evmos · vemmos · vemoss · vemso · veoms · vmeos · vvemos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vemos" for "vos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vemos" is a verb and "vos" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vemos" or "vos"?
"vos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #493 in our Spanish list, against #1,275 for "vemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #321,499 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vemos" and "vos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vemos vs visos". 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 #321,499 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