venvsvósWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#33,656
“ven” frequency rank
#6,014
“vós” frequency rank
39670
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ven vós
Definition veia usado para indicar as pessoas a quem se fala

Letter map: ven vs vós

Shared letters muted; letters that set ven and vós apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
ven
3 ch
vós

Role in the sentence - ven and vós

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ven is anoun and vósapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ven is recorded at frequency rank #33,656, 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 39670, this pair ranks #26,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ven vs vós

Shared letters: v. Private to "ven": en. Private to "vós": .

"ven" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "vós" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ven" and "vós" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ven" is a noun and "vós" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ven" or "vós"?
"vós" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,014 in our Portuguese list, against #33,656 for "ven". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "ven" vs "vós" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ven" 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 #26,543 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ven" and "vós" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs ven". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #26,543 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