Which to use
“vai” is an adjective and “vez” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49
- “vai” frequency rank
- #102
- “vez” frequency rank
- 151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vai | vez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo aos vais | ocasião |
Where the eye mixes vai and vez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vai vs vez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vai is /ˈvaj/ while vez is /ˈveɪs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vai is recorded at frequency rank #49, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈvaj/. vez is at rank #102, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɪs/.
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 151, this pair ranks #75,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vai vs vez
Shared letters: v. Private to "vai": ai. Private to "vez": ez.
"vai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "vez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vai" and "vez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vai" or "vez"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vai" and "vez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vai" and "vez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,504 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.