vista

[ˈbist̪a]

/[ˈbist̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“vista” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#544
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentido con el que se perciben los colores, formas y movimientos mediante la luz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vista · vista · Spanish

vista · rank #544 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #544
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH vi

Nearest frequency peer: vi (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “vista”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “vista” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vista vs viva
60% similar
vista vs vota
60% similar
vista vs vita
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vista
PropertyValue
Headwordvista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbist̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#544
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “vista”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).vistacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “vi” (#543), “volver” (#545), “propia” (#542). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vista” va en #544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around vista (IPA [ˈbist̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #544 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 20 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for vista, with forms such as "bista", "ivsta", and "visat". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "viva", "vota", "vita", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is vista, spelled V-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentido con el que se perciben los colores, formas y movimientos mediante la luz.
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de ver.
  3. 3
    Aspecto visual que presentan las cosas o lugares.
  4. 4
    Apariencia o disposición de las cosas en orden al sentido del ver. Úsase más con los adjetivos buena o mala.
  5. 5
    Campo que se descubre desde un punto, y en especial cuando presenta extensión, variedad y agrado.
  6. 6
    Ojo, órgano de la vista en el hombre y los animales.
  7. 7
    Conjunto de ambos ojos.
  8. 8
    Encuentro o concurrencia en que uno se ve con otro.
  9. 9
    Visión o aparición.
  10. 10
    Cuadro, estampa que representa un lugar, un monumento, etc., tomado del natural.
  11. 11
    Conocimiento claro de las cosas.
  12. 12
    Apariencia o relación de unas cosas con respecto a otras.
  13. 13
    Intento o propósito.
  14. 14
    Vistazo, mirada rápida y superficial.
  15. 15
    Almadraba, centinela, guarda, testigo de vista.
  16. 16
    Claridad de la vista.
  17. 17
    Anteojo de larga vista.
  18. 18
    Visera, parte del yelmo, movible, por lo común, sobre dos botones laterales para alzarla y bajarla, y con agujeros o hendeduras para ver, que cubría y defendía el rostro.
  19. 19
    Actuación en que se relaciona ante el tribunal, con citación de las partes, una causa o pleito, para dictar el fallo, oyendo a los defensores o interesados que a ella concurran.
  20. 20
    Altura, punto de la vista.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vista appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hasta la vista.
  2. Una vista de Venecia.

Synonyms

visión

This word in other languages

sight(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bista
  • ivsta
  • visat
  • vissta
  • vistta
  • vitsa
  • vsita
  • vvista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vista - 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.

bista1ivsta2visat2vissta1vistta1vitsa2vsita2vvista1
Edit distance from "vista"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vista"?
"vista" is spelled V-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbist̪a].
What does "vista" mean?
As a noun, "vista" means: Sentido con el que se perciben los colores, formas y movimientos mediante la luz.
What words are commonly confused with "vista"?
"vista" is commonly confused with "viva", "vota", "vita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vista" is [ˈbist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vista" come from?
"vista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ambos#548norte#537media#552abril#559

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

propia8 variantsactual8 variantsimagen8 variantsexiste8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list