Which to use
“vacío” is an adjective and “vivió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,753
- “vacío” frequency rank
- #4,566
- “vivió” frequency rank
- 7319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacío | vivió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que físicamente no contiene nada. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vivir. |
Where the eye mixes vacío and vivió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vacío with vivió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vacío is [baˈsio] while vivió is [biˈβ̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vacío is recorded at frequency rank #2,753, classified as anadj, pronounced [baˈsio]. vivió is at rank #4,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [biˈβ̞jo].
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 7319, this pair ranks #308,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vacío vs vivió
Shared letters: v. Private to "vacío": acoí. Private to "vivió": ió.
"vacío" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vivió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vacío" and "vivió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vacío" or "vivió" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vacío" and "vivió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vacío" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacío" and "vivió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vacila vs vacío". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,319 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.