verazvsverjaConfusable pair

Quick tell: veraz is a adjective, verja is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#21,186
“veraz” frequency rank
#34,836
“verja” frequency rank
56022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veraz verja
Definition Que tiene la intención de decir o alcanzar la verdad. Cerca de hierro con enlazados, balaustres y pilastras.

Where the eye mixes veraz and verja

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. veraz (CVCVC) and verja (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
veraz
5 ch
verja

Look-alike desk: veraz vs verja

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: veraz is [beˈɾas] while verja is [ˈbeɾxa]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veraz is recorded at frequency rank #21,186, classified as anadj, pronounced [beˈɾas]. verja is at rank #34,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbeɾxa].

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 56022, this pair ranks #76,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of veraz vs verja

Shared letters: aerv. Private to "veraz": z. Private to "verja": j.

"veraz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "verja" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • veraz ← beraz · evraz · vearz · verazz · verraz · verza · vreaz · vveraz
  • verja ← berja · evrja · vejra · veraj · verjja · verrja · vreja · vverja

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "veraz" for "verja" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "veraz" is an adjective and "verja" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "veraz" vs "verja" - which ranks higher?
"veraz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,186 in our Spanish list, against #34,836 for "verja". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "veraz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "verja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,359 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "veraz" and "verja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verja vs Vira". 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 #76,359 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