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Which to use

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

#39,819
“invente” frequency rank
#22,404
“invite” frequency rank
62223
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature invente invite
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de inventar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de invitar.

Where the eye mixes invente and invite

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

7 ch
invente
6 ch
invite

Look-alike desk: invente vs invite

A purely visual mix-up. invente ([ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪e]) and invite ([ĩmˈbit̪e]) 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 62223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invente is recorded at frequency rank #39,819, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪e]. invite is at rank #22,404, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbit̪e].

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 62223, this pair ranks #52,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of invente vs invite

Shared letters: eintv. Private to "invente": -. Private to "invite": -.

"invente" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "invite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • inventeinbente · inevnte · innvente · invenet · invennte · inventte · invetne · invnete
  • inviteinbite · inivte · innvite · inviet · invitte · invtie · invvite · ivnite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "invente" and "invite" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈbẽn̪t̪e] versus [ĩmˈbit̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "invente" vs "invite" - which ranks higher?
"invite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,404 in our Spanish list, against #39,819 for "invente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "invente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "invite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "invente" and "invite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "invente vs inventen". 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 #52,760 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