Which to use
“verão” is a noun and “verás” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,024
- “verão” frequency rank
- #34,096
- “verás” frequency rank
- 35120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verão | verás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estação do ano posterior à primavera e que antecede o outono; a segunda estação no hemisfério norte, iniciando-se em junho, no solstício | segunda pessoa do singular do futuro do presente do indicativo do verbo ver |
Where the eye mixes verão and verás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. verão (CVCVV) and verás (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses verão with verás
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verão is /vɨ.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/ while verás is /ve.ˈɾaʃ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verão is recorded at frequency rank #1,024, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɨ.ˈɾɐ̃w̃/. verás is at rank #34,096, tagged as averb, pronounced /ve.ˈɾaʃ/.
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 35120, this pair ranks #31,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verão vs verás
Shared letters: erv. Private to "verão": oã. Private to "verás": sá.
"verão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "verás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verão" for "verás" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "verão" or "verás" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verão" and "verás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velar vs verás". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,978 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.