vez vs voo, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#102
“vez” frequency rank: #3,051
“voo” frequency rank: 3153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vez	voo
Definition	ocasião	ato ou efeito de voar

Where the eye mixes vez and voo

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

3 ch

vez

3 ch

voo

Why the eye confuses vez with voo

A purely visual mix-up. vez (/ˈveɪs/) and voo (/ˈvo.u/) 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 3153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vez is recorded at frequency rank #102, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɪs/. voo is at rank #3,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvo.u/.

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 3153, this pair ranks #72,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vez vs voo

Shared letters: v. Private to "vez": ez. Private to "voo": o.

"vez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "voo" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"vez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #102 in our Portuguese list, against #3,051 for "voo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "voo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #72,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"vez" and "voo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs voo". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #72,049 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.