vez vs vezes, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#102
“vez” frequency rank: #185
“vezes” frequency rank: 287
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vez	vezes
Definition	ocasião	plural de vez

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vez and vezes apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

vez

5 ch

vezes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. vez (/ˈveɪs/) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “vez” sits inside “vezes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vez is recorded at frequency rank #102, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɪs/. 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 287, this pair ranks #75,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vez vs vezes

Shared letters: evz. Private to "vez": -. Private to "vezes": s.

"vez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vezes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

vezes ← evzes · veezs · vezess · vezse · vezzes · vvezes · vzees

Frequency comparison

vez#102

vezes#185

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"vez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #102 in our Portuguese list, against #185 for "vezes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vez 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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