vez vs Vis, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#102
“vez” frequency rank: #21,333
“Vis” frequency rank: 21435
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vez	Vis
Definition	ocasião	um sobrenome

Where the eye mixes vez and Vis

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

3 ch

vez

3 ch

Vis

Look-alike desk: vez vs Vis

A purely visual mix-up. vez (/ˈveɪs/) and Vis (/vɪs/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) 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 21435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vez is recorded at frequency rank #102, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɪs/. Vis is at rank #21,333, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɪs/ ouvir^(fonte ?).

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 21435, this pair ranks #48,825 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vez vs Vis

Shared letters: v. Private to "vez": ez. Private to "Vis": is.

"vez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No. They are said differently (/ˈveɪs/ versus /vɪs/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

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

"vez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #102 in our Portuguese list, against #21,333 for "Vis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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 "Vis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #48,825 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"vez" and "Vis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vis vs visar". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #48,825 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.