vós vs vox, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“vós” is a pronoun and “vox” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,014
“vós” frequency rank: #21,338
“vox” frequency rank: 27352
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vós	vox
Definition	usado para indicar as pessoas a quem se fala	voz

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vós and vox apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

vós

3 ch

vox

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vós is [vɔʃ], [vɔs] while vox is /wo:ks/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vós is recorded at frequency rank #6,014, classified as apron, pronounced [vɔʃ], [vɔs]. vox is at rank #21,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wo:ks/.

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 27352, this pair ranks #41,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vós vs vox

Shared letters: v. Private to "vós": só. Private to "vox": ox.

"vós" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "vox" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequency comparison

vós#6,014

vox#21,338

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vós" and "vox" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vós" is a pronoun and "vox" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "vós" or "vox"?

"vós" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,014 in our Portuguese list, against #21,338 for "vox". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vós vs vox

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “vós”; for a noun, it's “vox”.
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