verasvsveréWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#5,789
“veras” frequency rank
#9,558
“veré” frequency rank
15347
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veras veré
Definition Realidad, verdad y seriedad en las cosas que se hacen o dicen, o la eficacia, fervor y actividad con que se ejecutan. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de ver o de verse.

Where the eye mixes veras and veré

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

5 ch
veras
4 ch
veré

Visual trap between veras and veré

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veras is [ˈbeɾas] while veré is [beˈɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veras is recorded at frequency rank #5,789, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbeɾas]. veré is at rank #9,558, tagged as averb, pronounced [beˈɾe].

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 15347, this pair ranks #280,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of veras vs veré

Shared letters: erv. Private to "veras": as. Private to "veré": é.

"veras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "veré" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • verasberas · evras · vears · verass · verras · vreas · vveras

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "veras" and "veré" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "veras" is a noun and "veré" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "veras" or "veré" show up more?
"veras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,789 in our Spanish list, against #9,558 for "veré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "veras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "veré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #280,532 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "veras" and "veré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veré vs VOR". 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 #280,532 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