vez vs voz, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#102
“vez” frequency rank: #612
“voz” frequency rank: 714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vez	voz
Definition	ocasião	som produzido pelas cordas vocais

Letter map: vez vs voz

Shared letters muted; letters that set vez and voz apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch

vez

3 ch

voz

Spelling & dictionary notes on vez vs voz

vez and voz are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “vez” becomes o in “voz”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vez is recorded at frequency rank #102, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈveɪs/. voz is at rank #612, tagged as anoun.

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 714, this pair ranks #74,932 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vez vs voz

Shared letters: vz. Private to "vez": e. Private to "voz": o.

"vez" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No. They differ by a single letter - e in “vez” becomes o in “voz”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

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

"vez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #102 in our Portuguese list, against #612 for "voz". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "vez" and "voz".

Full dictionary entry for "vez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "voz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #74,932 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"vez" and "voz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velo vs vez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #74,932 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.