de vez

phrase

The verdict

“de vez” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - definitivamente, de maneira definitiva, em definitivo

Corpus desk

Index PT-de-vez · de vez · Portuguese

de vez · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for de vez
PropertyValue
Headwordde vez
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “de vez” em português

de vezestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

de vez is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "definitivamente, de maneira definitiva, em definitivo".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for de vez, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is de vez, spelled D-E- -V-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    definitivamente, de maneira definitiva, em definitivo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how de vez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vamos fazer isso de vez.

Synonyms

de uma vez

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "de vez"?
"de vez" is spelled D-E- -V-E-Z.
What does "de vez" mean?
As a phrase, "de vez" means: definitivamente, de maneira definitiva, em definitivo
What language does "de vez" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list