viajanvsviajenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,434
“viajan” frequency rank
#32,032
“viajen” frequency rank
42466
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature viajan viajen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de viajar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de viajar.

Where the eye mixes viajan and viajen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. viajan and viajen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
viajan
6 ch
viajen

Visual trap between viajan and viajen

A purely visual mix-up. viajan ([ˈbjaxãn]) and viajen ([ˈbjaxẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “viajan” becomes e in “viajen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

viajan is recorded at frequency rank #10,434, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbjaxãn]. viajen is at rank #32,032, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbjaxẽn].

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 42466, this pair ranks #148,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of viajan vs viajen

Shared letters: aijnv. Private to "viajan": -. Private to "viajen": e.

"viajan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "viajen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viajan ← biajan · ivajan · vaijan · viaajn · viajann · viajjan · viajna · vijaan
  • viajen ← biajen · ivajen · vaijen · viaejn · viajenn · viajjen · viajne · vijaen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "viajan" and "viajen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbjaxãn] versus [ˈbjaxẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "viajan" vs "viajen" - which ranks higher?
"viajan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,434 in our Spanish list, against #32,032 for "viajen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "viajan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "viajen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #148,052 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "viajan" and "viajen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viajen vs Vivien". 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 #148,052 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