verasvsvorazWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: veras is a noun, voraz is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#5,789
“veras” frequency rank
#35,820
“voraz” frequency rank
41609
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veras voraz
Definition Realidad, verdad y seriedad en las cosas que se hacen o dicen, o la eficacia, fervor y actividad con que se ejecutan. Que come mucho o devora con gran apetito.

Where the eye mixes veras and voraz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. veras and voraz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
veras
5 ch
voraz

Why the eye confuses veras with voraz

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veras is [ˈbeɾas] while voraz is [boˈɾas]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41609, 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]. voraz is at rank #35,820, tagged as anadj, pronounced [boˈɾas].

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 41609, this pair ranks #152,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of veras vs voraz

Shared letters: arv. Private to "veras": es. Private to "voraz": oz.

"veras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "voraz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • veras ← beras · evras · vears · verass · verras · vreas · vveras
  • voraz ← boraz · ovraz · voarz · vorazz · vorraz · vorza · vroaz · vvoraz

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "veras" and "voraz" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "veras" is a noun and "voraz" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "veras" or "voraz"?
"veras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,789 in our Spanish list, against #35,820 for "voraz". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "voraz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "veras" and "voraz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "VOR vs voraz". 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 #152,729 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