en vez de

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /em ˈbeθ de/ [ẽm ˈbeθ̬ ð̞e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /em ˈbes de/ [ẽm ˈbez ð̞e]
• Syllabification: en vez de

Preposition

en vez de

1. instead of, in place of, rather than

   Synonym: en lugar de

Further reading

• “en vez de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16