visto

[ˈbist̪o]

/[ˈbist̪o]/ adj

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The verdict

“visto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #367. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#367
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ya suficientemente considerado como para proceder a dictar sentencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-visto · visto · Spanish

visto · rank #367 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #367
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH tierra

Nearest frequency peer: tierra (-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 “visto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “visto” 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).

visto vs vivo
60% similar
visto vs voto
60% similar
visto vs vita
60% similar

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

Key facts for visto
PropertyValue
Headwordvisto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈbist̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#367
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “visto”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.vistocae 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 “tierra” (#366), “único” (#368), “seguridad” (#365). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “visto” va en #367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around visto (IPA [ˈbist̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #367 among 1,793 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for visto, with forms such as "bisto", "ivsto", and "visot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vivo", "voto", "vita", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is visto, spelled V-I-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ya suficientemente considerado como para proceder a dictar sentencia.
  2. 2
    De uso tan extendido que resulta vulgar o anticuado.
  3. 3
    Que queda a la vista en una construcción.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. resultaría inútil pleitear lo que tendría juzgado de vísperas la Administración, quedando privados los Tribunales de fallar con arreglo a su conciencia, visto lo alegado y probado.
  2. Pero está tan visto el trayecto que recorre el camino de hierro desde Madrid hasta Aranjuez, y son tan conocidas las obras de la vía, que las sabe de memoria el ménos feliz de los mortales.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bisto
  • ivsto
  • visot
  • vissto
  • vistto
  • vitso
  • vsito
  • vvisto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bisto1ivsto2visot2vissto1vistto1vitso2vsito2vvisto1
Edit distance from "visto"

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 "visto"?
"visto" is spelled V-I-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbist̪o].
What does "visto" mean?
As an adjective, "visto" means: Ya suficientemente considerado como para proceder a dictar sentencia.
What words are commonly confused with "visto"?
"visto" is commonly confused with "vivo", "voto", "vita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "visto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "visto" is [ˈbist̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "visto" come from?
"visto" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

único#368salir#364padre#363amigo#359

Similar misspelling depth

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

cuerpo8 variantsúltimo8 variantscerca8 variantslibro8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list