virvsvozWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: vir is a verb, voz is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vir” is a verb and “voz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#817
“vir” frequency rank
#612
“voz” frequency rank
1429
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vir voz
Definition transportar-se para o local onde está o interlocutor som produzido pelas cordas vocais

Letter map: vir vs voz

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

3 ch
vir
3 ch
voz

Part-of-speech tell for vir / voz

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: vir is averb and vozanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vir is recorded at frequency rank #817, classified as averb. 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 1429, this pair ranks #74,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vir vs voz

Shared letters: v. Private to "vir": ir. Private to "voz": oz.

"vir" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vir" and "voz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vir" is a verb and "voz" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "vir" vs "voz" - which ranks higher?
"voz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #612 in our Portuguese list, against #817 for "vir". 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 "vir" and "voz".

  • Full dictionary entry for "vir" 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 #74,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vir" and "voz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vir vs visar". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #74,146 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