Which to use
“vas” is a noun and “vós” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,077
- “vas” frequency rank
- #6,014
- “vós” frequency rank
- 44091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vas | vós |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vaso | usado para indicar as pessoas a quem se fala |
Letter map: vas vs vós
Shared letters muted; letters that set vas and vós apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: vas vs vós
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vas is anoun and vósapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “vas” becomes ó in “vós”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vas is recorded at frequency rank #38,077, classified as anoun. 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 44091, this pair ranks #21,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vas vs vós
Shared letters: sv. Private to "vas": a. Private to "vós": ó.
"vas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vós" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vas" for "vós" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vas" or "vós" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vas" and "vós".
- Full dictionary entry for "vas" 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 #21,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vas" and "vós" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vas vs vet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,451 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.