Which to use
“vestir” and “vistió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,089
- “vestir” frequency rank
- #24,346
- “vistió” frequency rank
- 31435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vestir | vistió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cubrir de ropa el cuerpo para adornarlo o protegerlo. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vestir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vestir and vistió apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. vestir ([besˈt̪iɾ]) and vistió ([bisˈt̪jo]) 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 31435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vestir is recorded at frequency rank #7,089, classified as averb, pronounced [besˈt̪iɾ]. vistió is at rank #24,346, tagged as averb, pronounced [bisˈt̪jo].
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 31435, this pair ranks #207,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vestir vs vistió
Shared letters: istv. Private to "vestir": er. Private to "vistió": ó.
"vestir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vistió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vestir ← bestir · evstir · vesitr · vesstir · vestirr · vestri · vesttir · vetsir