vcsvsvousWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“vcs” and “vous” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,275
“vcs” frequency rank
#20,751
“vous” frequency rank
29026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vcs vous
Definition plural de vc (vocês) vós, vocês, pronome pessoal da segunda pessoa do plural.

Letter map: vcs vs vous

Shared letters muted; letters that set vcs and vous apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
vcs
4 ch
vous

Corpus notes: vcs and vous

vcs and vous are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vcs is recorded at frequency rank #8,275, classified as apron. vous is at rank #20,751, tagged as apron, pronounced /vu/.

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 29026, this pair ranks #39,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vcs vs vous

Shared letters: sv. Private to "vcs": c. Private to "vous": ou.

"vcs" · 3 letters · shape CCC  ·  "vous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vousovus · vosu · vouss · vuos · vvous

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vcs" for "vous" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "vcs" vs "vous" - which ranks higher?
"vcs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,275 in our Portuguese list, against #20,751 for "vous". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "vcs" vs "vous" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vcs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vcs" and "vous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vénus vs vous". 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 #39,705 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list