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“invaden” and “inviten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,829
“invaden” frequency rank
#36,626
“inviten” frequency rank
60455
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invaden inviten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de invadir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de invitar.

Where the eye mixes invaden and inviten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
invaden
7 ch
inviten

Look-alike desk: invaden vs inviten

A purely visual mix-up. invaden ([ĩmˈbað̞ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invaden is recorded at frequency rank #23,829, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbað̞ẽn]. 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 60455, this pair ranks #58,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of invaden vs inviten

Shared letters: einv. Private to "invaden": ad. Private to "inviten": t.

"invaden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "inviten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • invadeninavden · inbaden · innvaden · invadden · invadenn · invadne · invaedn · invdaen
  • inviteninbiten · inivten · innviten · invietn · invitenn · invitne · invitten · invtien

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "invaden" and "inviten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈbað̞ẽn] versus [ĩmˈbit̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "invaden" or "inviten"?
"invaden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,829 in our Spanish list, against #36,626 for "inviten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "invaden" and "inviten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "invaden" 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 #58,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "invaden" 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 #58,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list