Which to use
“ves” is a verb and “vides” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,048
- “ves” frequency rank
- #42,752
- “vides” frequency rank
- 43800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ves | vides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del presente de indicativo de ver o de verse. | Forma del plural de vid. |
Where the eye mixes ves and vides
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ves runs 3 letters (CVC) against vides's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ves vs vides
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ves is [ˈbes] while vides is [ˈbið̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ves is recorded at frequency rank #1,048, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbes]. vides is at rank #42,752, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbið̞es].
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 43800, this pair ranks #140,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ves vs vides
Shared letters: esv. Private to "ves": -. Private to "vides": di.
"ves" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vides" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vides ← bides · ivdes · vdies · viddes · videss · vidse · vieds · vvides
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ves" for "vides" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "ves" or "vides" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ves" and "vides" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ves" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vides" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ves" and "vides" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vides vs visos". 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 #140,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.