vinvsvozTell them apart

Which to use

“vin” and “voz” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,886
“vin” frequency rank
#546
“voz” frequency rank
30432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vin voz
Definition Vino. Sonido producido por las cuerdas vocales del hombre.

Where the eye mixes vin and voz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
vin
3 ch
voz

Look-alike desk: vin vs voz

A purely visual mix-up. vin (/vɜ̃/) and voz ([ˈbos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vin is recorded at frequency rank #29,886, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɜ̃/. voz is at rank #546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbos].

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 30432, this pair ranks #212,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vin vs voz

Shared letters: v. Private to "vin": in. Private to "voz": oz.

"vin" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vin" for "voz" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (/vɜ̃/ versus [ˈbos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vin" or "voz"?
"voz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #546 in our Spanish list, against #29,886 for "vin". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "voz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #212,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vin" and "voz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vin vs VOR". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #212,001 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