vervsvolWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“ver” and “vol” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#94
“ver” frequency rank
#10,986
“vol” frequency rank
11080
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ver vol
Definition maneira de considerar um assunto voo:

Where the eye mixes ver and vol

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
ver
3 ch
vol

Look-alike desk: ver vs vol

A purely visual mix-up. ver (/ˈveɾ/, /ˈve/) and vol (/vɔl/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ver is recorded at frequency rank #94, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɾ/, /ˈve/. vol is at rank #10,986, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɔl/.

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 11080, this pair ranks #61,847 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ver vs vol

Shared letters: v. Private to "ver": er. Private to "vol": lo.

"ver" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "vol" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ver" and "vol" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈveɾ/, /ˈve/ versus /vɔl/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ver" or "vol"?
"ver" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #94 in our Portuguese list, against #10,986 for "vol". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "ver" and "vol" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,847 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ver" and "vol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vol". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #61,847 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