Which to use
“você” is a pronoun and “voou” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29
- “você” frequency rank
- #11,192
- “voou” frequency rank
- 11221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | você | voou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele a quem se fala ou escreve | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo voar |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set você and voou apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: você is apronoun and voouaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
você is recorded at frequency rank #29, classified as apron. voou is at rank #11,192, tagged as averb, pronounced /vʊ.ˈow/, /vʊ.ˈo/.
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 11221, this pair ranks #61,684 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of você vs voou
Shared letters: ov. Private to "você": cê. Private to "voou": u.
"você" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voou" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- voou ← ovou · vou · vouo · vvoou
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "você" and "voou" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "você" or "voou"?
Remembering você vs voou
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “você”; for a verb, it's “voou”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “você” entry
- Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable