vinvsvozTell them apart

Which to use

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

#22,833
“vin” frequency rank
#612
“voz” frequency rank
23445
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vin voz
Definition vinho som produzido pelas cordas vocais

Letter map: vin vs voz

Shared letters muted; letters that set vin and voz apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
vin
3 ch
voz

Spelling & dictionary notes on vin vs voz

vin 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vin is recorded at frequency rank #22,833, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɜ̃], Plural: [vɜ̃]. 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 23445, this pair ranks #46,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vin vs voz

Shared letters: v. Private to "vin": in. Private to "voz": oz.

"vin" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vin" for "voz" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "vin" or "voz"?
"voz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #612 in our Portuguese list, against #22,833 for "vin". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vin" 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 #46,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vin" and "voz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vet vs vin". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #46,389 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list