Which to use
“veio” and “vez” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #748
- “veio” frequency rank
- #102
- “vez” frequency rank
- 850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veio | vez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | filão, na extração mineira acúmulo de mineral em camada, que segue uma direção, fieira | ocasião |
Letter map: veio vs vez
Shared letters muted; letters that set veio and vez apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: veio and vez
veio and vez 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 850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veio is recorded at frequency rank #748, classified as anoun. vez is at rank #102, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɪs/.
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 850, this pair ranks #74,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veio vs vez
Shared letters: ev. Private to "veio": io. Private to "vez": z.
"veio" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "vez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- veio ← evio · veoi · vieo · vveio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veio" for "vez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "veio" vs "vez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "veio" vs "vez" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "veio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veio" and "vez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "veio vs velo". 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 #74,782 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.