Vénus vs vezes, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Vénus and vezes apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

Vénus

5 ch

vezes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

Vénus#38,540

vezes#185

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Vénus" and "vezes" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ve.nys/ versus /ˈve.zɨʃ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Vénus" or "vezes"?

"vezes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #185 in our Portuguese list, against #38,540 for "Vénus". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Vénus vs vezes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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