viajenvsvistenTell them apart

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

#32,032
“viajen” frequency rank
#16,731
“visten” frequency rank
48763
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes viajen and visten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. viajen (CVVCVC) and visten (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
viajen
6 ch
visten

Why the eye confuses viajen with visten

A purely visual mix-up. viajen ([ˈbjaxẽn]) and visten ([ˈbist̪ẽn]) 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 48763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

viajen is recorded at frequency rank #32,032, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbjaxẽn]. visten is at rank #16,731, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbist̪ẽn].

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 48763, this pair ranks #112,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of viajen vs visten

Shared letters: einv. Private to "viajen": aj. Private to "visten": st.

"viajen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "visten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viajen ← biajen · ivajen · vaijen · viaejn · viajenn · viajjen · viajne · vijaen
  • visten ← bisten · ivsten · visetn · vissten · vistenn · vistne · vistten · vitsen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "viajen" and "visten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbjaxẽn] versus [ˈbist̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "viajen" vs "visten" - which ranks higher?
"visten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,731 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "viajen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "visten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #112,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "viajen" and "visten" 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 #112,672 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