Which to use
“vamos” is a verb and “vós” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #207
- “vamos” frequency rank
- #6,014
- “vós” frequency rank
- 6221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vamos | vós |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do indicativo presente do verbo ir | usado para indicar as pessoas a quem se fala |
Letter map: vamos vs vós
Shared letters muted; letters that set vamos and vós apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. vamos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against vós's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: vamos vs vós
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vamos is averb and vósapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vamos is recorded at frequency rank #207, classified as averb. vós is at rank #6,014, tagged as apron, pronounced [vɔʃ], [vɔs].
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 6221, this pair ranks #68,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vamos vs vós
Shared letters: sv. Private to "vamos": amo. Private to "vós": ó.
"vamos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vós" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vamos ← avmos · vammos · vamoss · vamso · vaoms · vmaos · vvamos
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vós" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vamos" and "vós" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vet vs vós". 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 #68,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.