Which to use
“very” is an adverb and “voy” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,188
- “very” frequency rank
- #156
- “voy” frequency rank
- 21344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | very | voy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Muy. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de ir o de irse. |
Where the eye mixes very and voy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: very vs voy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: very is /ˈvɛɹ.i/ while voy is [ˈboj]. 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 (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
very is recorded at frequency rank #21,188, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈvɛɹ.i/. voy is at rank #156, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈboj].
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 21344, this pair ranks #255,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of very vs voy
Shared letters: vy. Private to "very": er. Private to "voy": o.
"very" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- very ← bery · evry · verry · veryy · veyr · vrey · vvery
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "very" and "voy" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "very" or "voy"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "very" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "very" and "voy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "very 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 #255,346 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.