venísvsvivísWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,714
“venís” frequency rank
#28,198
“vivís” frequency rank
46912
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature venís vivís
Definition Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de venir o de venirse. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de vivir.

Where the eye mixes venís and vivís

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. venís and vivís follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
venís
5 ch
vivís

Why the eye confuses venís with vivís

A purely visual mix-up. venís ([beˈnis]) and vivís ([biˈβ̞is]) 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 46912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

venís is recorded at frequency rank #18,714, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈnis]. vivís is at rank #28,198, tagged as averb, pronounced [biˈβ̞is].

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 46912, this pair ranks #123,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of venís vs vivís

Shared letters: sví. Private to "venís": en. Private to "vivís": i.

"venís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "vivís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "venís" for "vivís" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([beˈnis] versus [biˈβ̞is]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "venís" vs "vivís" - which ranks higher?
"venís" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,714 in our Spanish list, against #28,198 for "vivís". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "venís" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vivís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #123,048 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "venís" and "vivís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visos vs vivís". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #123,048 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