Which to use
“vão” is an adjective and “voz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #253
- “vão” frequency rank
- #612
- “voz” frequency rank
- 865
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vão | voz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vazio | som produzido pelas cordas vocais |
Letter map: vão vs voz
Shared letters muted; letters that set vão and voz apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. vão (CVV) and voz (CVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - vão and voz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vão is anadjective and vozanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 865, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vão is recorded at frequency rank #253, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈvɐ̃w̃/ [ˈvɐ̃ʊ̯̃]. voz is at rank #612, tagged as anoun.
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 865, this pair ranks #74,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vão vs voz
Shared letters: ov. Private to "vão": ã. Private to "voz": z.
"vão" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vão" and "voz" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vão" or "voz" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "vão" and "voz". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "vão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vão" and "voz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vão vs velo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,773 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.