# vaivén vs vaivenes

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### vaivén
*noun · IPA [bajˈβ̞ẽn] · frequency rank #48,134*
Movimiento alternativo de un elemento en dos direcciones contrarias.

### vaivenes
*noun · IPA [bajˈβ̞enes] · frequency rank #41,117*
Forma del plural de vaivén.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/vaiven-vs-vaivenes