vcsvsvozTell them apart

Quick tell: vcs is a pronoun, voz is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vcs” is a pronoun and “voz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,275
“vcs” frequency rank
#612
“voz” frequency rank
8887
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vcs voz
Definition plural de vc (vocês) som produzido pelas cordas vocais

Letter map: vcs vs voz

Shared letters muted; letters that set vcs and voz apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
vcs
3 ch
voz

Grammar separator: vcs vs voz

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vcs is apronoun and vozanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vcs is recorded at frequency rank #8,275, classified as apron. 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 8887, this pair ranks #64,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vcs vs voz

Shared letters: v. Private to "vcs": cs. Private to "voz": oz.

"vcs" · 3 letters · shape CCC  ·  "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vcs" for "voz" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vcs" is a pronoun and "voz" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "vcs" vs "voz" - which ranks higher?
"voz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #612 in our Portuguese list, against #8,275 for "vcs". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vcs" and "voz".

  • Full dictionary entry for "vcs" 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 #64,732 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vcs" and "voz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vcs vs vet". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #64,732 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