voceravsvocesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#39,017
“vocera” frequency rank
#2,536
“voces” frequency rank
41553
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vocera voces
Definition Forma del femenino singular de vocero. Forma del plural de voz.

Where the eye mixes vocera and voces

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vocera runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against voces's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
vocera
5 ch
voces

Why the eye confuses vocera with voces

A purely visual mix-up. vocera ([boˈseɾa]) and voces ([ˈboses]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vocera is recorded at frequency rank #39,017, classified as anoun, pronounced [boˈseɾa]. voces is at rank #2,536, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈboses].

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 41553, this pair ranks #153,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vocera vs voces

Shared letters: ceov. Private to "vocera": ar. Private to "voces": s.

"vocera" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "voces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vocera ← bocera · ovcera · vcoera · voccera · vocear · vocerra · vocrea · voecra
  • voces ← boces · ovces · vcoes · vocces · vocess · vocse · voecs · voses

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vocera" and "voces" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([boˈseɾa] versus [ˈboses]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vocera" or "voces"?
"voces" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,536 in our Spanish list, against #39,017 for "vocera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "vocera" and "voces" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vocera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "voces" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #153,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vocera" and "voces" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vencerá vs vocera". 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 #153,046 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