vasovsvisaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,129
“vaso” frequency rank
#6,743
“visa” frequency rank
10872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vaso visa
Definition Objeto de forma cóncava que es capaz de contener algo en su interior. Norma o convenio bilateral entre países para legalizar una entrada o estancia de personas en un país donde este no resida, tenga nacionalidad o libre tránsito, fundamentado por una razón bien definida.

Where the eye mixes vaso and visa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
vaso
4 ch
visa

Why the eye confuses vaso with visa

A purely visual mix-up. vaso ([ˈbaso]) and visa ([ˈbisa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vaso is recorded at frequency rank #4,129, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaso]. visa is at rank #6,743, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbisa].

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 10872, this pair ranks #297,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of vaso vs visa

Shared letters: asv. Private to "vaso": o. Private to "visa": i.

"vaso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "visa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vasoavso · vaos · vasso · vsao · vvaso
  • visabisa · ivsa · vias · vissa · vsia · vvisa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vaso" and "visa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbaso] versus [ˈbisa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vaso" or "visa" show up more?
"vaso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,129 in our Spanish list, against #6,743 for "visa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vaso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "visa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,082 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vaso" and "visa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visa vs visos". 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 #297,082 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