vez vs vin, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#102
“vez” frequency rank: #22,833
“vin” frequency rank: 22935
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vez	vin
Definition	ocasião	vinho

Where the eye mixes vez and vin

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

3 ch

vez

3 ch

vin

Look-alike desk: vez vs vin

A purely visual mix-up. vez (/ˈveɪs/) and vin ([vɜ̃], Plural: [vɜ̃]) 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 22935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vez is recorded at frequency rank #102, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɪs/. vin is at rank #22,833, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vɜ̃], Plural: [vɜ̃].

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 22935, this pair ranks #46,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vez vs vin

Shared letters: v. Private to "vez": ez. Private to "vin": in.

"vez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vin" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vez" and "vin" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They are said differently (/ˈveɪs/ versus [vɜ̃], Plural: [vɜ̃]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

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

"vez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #102 in our Portuguese list, against #22,833 for "vin". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

Full dictionary entry for "vez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "vin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #46,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"vez" and "vin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vet vs vin". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #46,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.