veovsvoxWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#390
“veo” frequency rank
#14,985
“vox” frequency rank
15375
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veo vox
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ver o de verse. Voz (del hombre o de los animales).

Where the eye mixes veo and vox

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
veo
3 ch
vox

Why the eye confuses veo with vox

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veo is [ˈbeo] while vox is /ˈwoːks/. 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 15375, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veo is recorded at frequency rank #390, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbeo]. vox is at rank #14,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈwoːks/.

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 15375, this pair ranks #280,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of veo vs vox

Shared letters: ov. Private to "veo": e. Private to "vox": x.

"veo" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "vox" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "veo" and "vox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "veo" is a verb and "vox" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "veo" vs "vox" - which ranks higher?
"veo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #390 in our Spanish list, against #14,985 for "vox". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "veo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #280,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "veo" and "vox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "VOR vs vox". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #280,425 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