inviertenvsinvitenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,096
“invierten” frequency rank
#36,626
“inviten” frequency rank
56722
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes invierten and inviten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
invierten
7 ch
inviten

Why the eye confuses invierten with inviten

A purely visual mix-up. invierten ([ĩmˈbjeɾt̪ẽn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

invierten is recorded at frequency rank #20,096, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbjeɾt̪ẽn]. 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 56722, this pair ranks #73,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of invierten vs inviten

Shared letters: eintv. Private to "invierten": r. Private to "inviten": -.

"invierten" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC  ·  "inviten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • invierteninbierten · iniverten · innvierten · inveirten · invieretn · invierrten · inviertenn · inviertne
  • inviteninbiten · inivten · innviten · invietn · invitenn · invitne · invitten · invtien

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "invierten" and "inviten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmˈbjeɾt̪ẽn] versus [ĩmˈbit̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "invierten" or "inviten" show up more?
"invierten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,096 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.

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 "invierten" 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 #73,386 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "invierten" 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 #73,386 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