Which to use
“vezes” and “viés” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #185
- “vezes” frequency rank
- #14,491
- “viés” frequency rank
- 14676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vezes | viés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de vez | direção oblíqua |
Where the eye mixes vezes and viés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. vezes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against viés's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vezes and viés
A purely visual mix-up. vezes (/ˈve.zɨʃ/) and viés (/ˈvjɛʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vezes is recorded at frequency rank #185, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈve.zɨʃ/. viés is at rank #14,491, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈvjɛʃ/.
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 14676, this pair ranks #57,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vezes vs viés
Shared letters: sv. Private to "vezes": ez. Private to "viés": ié.
"vezes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "viés" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vezes ← evzes · veezs · vezess · vezse · vezzes · vvezes · vzees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vezes" and "viés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vezes" vs "viés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vezes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vezes" and "viés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vet vs viés". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #57,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.