VisvsvozTell them apart

Which to use

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

#21,333
“Vis” frequency rank
#612
“voz” frequency rank
21945
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Vis voz
Definition um sobrenome som produzido pelas cordas vocais

Letter map: Vis vs voz

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

3 ch
Vis
3 ch
voz

Corpus notes: Vis and voz

Vis 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 21945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Vis is recorded at frequency rank #21,333, classified as anoun, pronounced /vɪs/ ouvir^(fonte ?). 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 21945, this pair ranks #48,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Vis vs voz

Shared letters: v. Private to "Vis": is. Private to "voz": oz.

"Vis" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Vis" and "voz" be used interchangeably?
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.
Frequency check: "Vis" vs "voz" - which ranks higher?
"voz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #612 in our Portuguese list, against #21,333 for "Vis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "Vis" vs "voz" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Vis" 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 #48,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Vis" and "voz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vis vs visar". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #48,204 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