Which to use
“invite” and “inviten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,404
- “invite” frequency rank
- #36,626
- “inviten” frequency rank
- 59030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | invite | inviten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de invitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de invitar. |
Where the eye mixes invite and inviten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses invite with inviten
A purely visual mix-up. invite ([ĩmˈbit̪e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “invite” sits inside “inviten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
invite is recorded at frequency rank #22,404, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈbit̪e]. 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 59030, this pair ranks #64,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of invite vs inviten
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "invite": -. Private to "inviten": -.
"invite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "inviten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "invite" for "inviten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "invite" vs "inviten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "invite" 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 #64,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "invite" 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 #64,162 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.