Which to use
“voar” is a verb and “voz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,776
- “voar” frequency rank
- #612
- “voz” frequency rank
- 5388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voar | voz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sustentar-se ou mover-se no ar | som produzido pelas cordas vocais |
Letter map: voar vs voz
Shared letters muted; letters that set voar and voz apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for voar / voz
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: voar is averb and vozanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voar is recorded at frequency rank #4,776, 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 5388, this pair ranks #69,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voar vs voz
Shared letters: ov. Private to "voar": ar. Private to "voz": z.
"voar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "voz" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- voar ← ovar · vaor · voarr · vora · vvoar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "voar" and "voz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "voar" or "voz"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "voar" and "voz".
- Full dictionary entry for "voar" 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 #69,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voar" and "voz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velar vs voar". 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 #69,235 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.