Which to use
“viajes” and “viejas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,370
- “viajes” frequency rank
- #4,291
- “viejas” frequency rank
- 6661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viajes | viejas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de viaje. | Forma del plural de vieja. |
Where the eye mixes viajes and viejas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between viajes and viejas
A purely visual mix-up. viajes ([ˈbjaxes]) and viejas ([ˈbjexas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viajes is recorded at frequency rank #2,370, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbjaxes]. viejas is at rank #4,291, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbjexas].
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 6661, this pair ranks #310,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viajes vs viejas
Shared letters: aeijsv. Private to "viajes": -. Private to "viejas": -.
"viajes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "viejas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viajes" and "viejas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "viajes" or "viejas" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "viajes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viejas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viajes" and "viejas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viejas vs vuelas". 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 #310,138 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.