Which to use
“voar” is a verb and “voraz” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,776
- “voar” frequency rank
- #35,400
- “voraz” frequency rank
- 40176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voar | voraz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sustentar-se ou mover-se no ar | que devora |
Letter map: voar vs voraz
Shared letters muted; letters that set voar and voraz apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. voar runs 4 letters (CVVC) against voraz's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for voar / voraz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: voar is averb and vorazanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voar is recorded at frequency rank #4,776, classified as averb. voraz is at rank #35,400, tagged as anadj, pronounced /vu.ˈɾaʃ/.
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 40176, this pair ranks #25,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of voar vs voraz
Shared letters: aorv. Private to "voar": -. Private to "voraz": z.
"voar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "voraz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "voar" and "voraz" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "voar" or "voraz" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "voar" and "voraz". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "voar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voraz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voar" and "voraz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vivaz vs voraz". 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 #25,983 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.