vez vs vi, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“vez” is a noun and “vi” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#102
“vez” frequency rank: #339
“vi” frequency rank: 441
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vez	vi
Definition	ocasião	tu, você, pronome da segunda pessoa do singular

Where the eye mixes vez and vi

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

3 ch

vez

2 ch

Why the eye confuses vez with vi

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vez is /ˈveɪs/ while vi is /'vi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vez is recorded at frequency rank #102, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɪs/. vi is at rank #339, tagged as apron, pronounced /'vi/.

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 441, this pair ranks #75,212 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vez vs vi

Shared letters: v. Private to "vez": ez. Private to "vi": i.

"vez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vi" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vez" for "vi" ever safe?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vez" is a noun and "vi" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "vez" vs "vi" - which ranks higher?

"vez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #102 in our Portuguese list, against #339 for "vi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

Full dictionary entry for "vez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "vi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #75,212 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"vez" and "vi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #75,212 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.