vez
Portuguese, noun/ˈve(j)s/
vez is spelled V-E-Z (3 letters) and appears 871 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 104th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vez is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “time; occasion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ocasião”.
What does vez mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetime; occasion
Ver-te-ei outra vez.
- 2
femininemove (chance to use something shared in sequence with others)
- 3
feminineturn; move (one’s chance to make a move in a game having two or more players)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ocasião 2. turno 3. usa-se para expressar a multiplicação no caso de o multiplicador ser 1 (um)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vez
- vezes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vez?
- Brazil /ˈve(j)s/
- Brazil [ˈve(ɪ̯)s]
- /ˈve(j)ʃ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vez
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vez in Portuguese?
vez appears 871 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).