voraz vs voz, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#35,820
“voraz” frequency rank: #546
“voz” frequency rank: 36366
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	voraz	voz
Definition	Que come mucho o devora con gran apetito.	Sonido producido por las cuerdas vocales del hombre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set voraz and voz apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

voraz

3 ch

voz

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voraz is [boˈɾas] while voz is [ˈbos]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

voraz is recorded at frequency rank #35,820, classified as anadj, pronounced [boˈɾas]. 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 36366, this pair ranks #181,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of voraz vs voz

Shared letters: ovz. Private to "voraz": ar. Private to "voz": -.

"voraz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

voraz ← boraz · ovraz · voarz · vorazz · vorraz · vorza · vroaz · vvoraz

Frequency comparison

voraz#35,820

voz#546

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voraz" and "voz" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "voraz" is an adjective and "voz" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "voraz" or "voz"?

"voz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #546 in our Spanish list, against #35,820 for "voraz". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering voraz vs voz

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “voraz”; for a noun, it's “voz”.
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