vez vs vox, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#102
“vez” frequency rank: #21,338
“vox” frequency rank: 21440
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vez	vox
Definition	ocasião	voz

Where the eye mixes vez and vox

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. vez and vox follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

3 ch

vez

3 ch

vox

Look-alike desk: vez vs vox

A purely visual mix-up. vez (/ˈveɪs/) and vox (/wo:ks/) 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 21440, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vez is recorded at frequency rank #102, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɪs/. vox is at rank #21,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wo:ks/.

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 21440, this pair ranks #48,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vez vs vox

Shared letters: v. Private to "vez": ez. Private to "vox": ox.

"vez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vox" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

In ordinary Portuguese text, does "vez" or "vox" show up more?

"vez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #102 in our Portuguese list, against #21,338 for "vox". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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 "vox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #48,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"vez" and "vox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vet vs vox". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #48,821 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.