Which to use
“Vénus” and “vezes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,540
- “Vénus” frequency rank
- #185
- “vezes” frequency rank
- 38725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Vénus | vezes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vénus | plural de vez |
Where the eye mixes Vénus and vezes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Vénus and vezes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Vénus vs vezes
A purely visual mix-up. Vénus (/ve.nys/) and vezes (/ˈve.zɨʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Vénus is recorded at frequency rank #38,540, classified as anoun, pronounced /ve.nys/. vezes is at rank #185, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈve.zɨʃ/.
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 38725, this pair ranks #27,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Vénus vs vezes
Shared letters: sv. Private to "Vénus": nué. Private to "vezes": ez.
"Vénus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "vezes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vezes ← evzes · veezs · vezess · vezse · vezzes · vvezes · vzees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Vénus" and "vezes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Vénus" or "vezes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Vénus" and "vezes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Vénus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vezes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Vénus" and "vezes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "venta vs Vénus". 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 #27,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.