veían
[beˈiãn]
The verdict
“veían” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,893
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12,062
- “V” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ver o de verse.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | veían |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [beˈiãn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #8,893 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “veían” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around veían (IPA [beˈiãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,893 among 12,062 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ver o de verse.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for veían, with forms such as "beían", "evían", and "veaín". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ven", "vía", "vin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is veían, spelled V-E-Í-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de ver o de verse.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- beían
- evían
- veaín
- veíann
- vveían
- víean
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of veían - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “veían”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-Í-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [beˈiãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ven” - see the side-by-side comparison. veían vs ven
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.