Which to use
“insisten” and “inviten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,884
- “insisten” frequency rank
- #36,626
- “inviten” frequency rank
- 53510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insisten | inviten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insistir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de invitar. |
Where the eye mixes insisten and inviten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses insisten with inviten
A purely visual mix-up. insisten ([ĩnˈsist̪ẽn]) and inviten ([ĩmˈbit̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insisten is recorded at frequency rank #16,884, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsist̪ẽn]. inviten is at rank #36,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbit̪ẽn].
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 53510, this pair ranks #87,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of insisten vs inviten
Shared letters: eint. Private to "insisten": s. Private to "inviten": v.
"insisten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "inviten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "insisten" for "inviten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "insisten" vs "inviten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "insisten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "inviten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insisten" and "inviten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "inventen vs inviten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #87,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.