venvsvozWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: ven is a verb, voz is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ven” is a verb and “voz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#730
“ven” frequency rank
#546
“voz” frequency rank
1276
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ven voz
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de venir. Sonido producido por las cuerdas vocales del hombre.

Where the eye mixes ven and voz

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

3 ch
ven
3 ch
voz

Why the eye confuses ven with voz

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ven is [ˈbẽn] while voz is [ˈbos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ven is recorded at frequency rank #730, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽn]. voz is at rank #546, tagged as anoun, 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 1276, this pair ranks #322,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ven vs voz

Shared letters: v. Private to "ven": en. Private to "voz": oz.

"ven" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ven" for "voz" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ven" is a verb and "voz" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "ven" vs "voz" - which ranks higher?
"voz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #546 in our Spanish list, against #730 for "ven". 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 "ven" and "voz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "voz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #322,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ven" and "voz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ven vs VOR". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #322,316 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