Which to use
“vence” is a verb and “voice” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,885
- “vence” frequency rank
- #19,010
- “voice” frequency rank
- 30895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vence | voice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vencer o de vencerse. | Voz. |
Where the eye mixes vence and voice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vence vs voice
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vence is [ˈbẽnse] while voice is /vɔɪs/. 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 30895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vence is recorded at frequency rank #11,885, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbẽnse]. voice is at rank #19,010, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɔɪs/.
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 30895, this pair ranks #209,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vence vs voice
Shared letters: cev. Private to "vence": n. Private to "voice": io.
"vence" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "voice" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vence" for "voice" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vence" or "voice" show up more?
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 "vence" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vence" and "voice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "voice vs vórtice". 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 #209,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.