viajesvsvirajeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,370
“viajes” frequency rank
#41,133
“viraje” frequency rank
43503
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature viajes viraje
Definition Forma del plural de viaje. Acción o efecto de virar una fotografía al revelarla, esto es, reemplazar o añadir ciertas sustancias para producir un color determinado sobre el papel.

Where the eye mixes viajes and viraje

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. viajes (CVVCVC) and viraje (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
viajes
6 ch
viraje

Visual trap between viajes and viraje

A purely visual mix-up. viajes ([ˈbjaxes]) and viraje ([biˈɾaxe]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43503, 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]. viraje is at rank #41,133, tagged as anoun, pronounced [biˈɾaxe].

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 43503, this pair ranks #142,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of viajes vs viraje

Shared letters: aeijv. Private to "viajes": s. Private to "viraje": r.

"viajes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "viraje" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viajes ← biajes · ivajes · vaijes · viaejs · viajess · viajjes · viajse · vijaes
  • viraje ← biraje · ivraje · viarje · viraej · virajje · virjae · virraje · vriaje

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "viajes" and "viraje" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbjaxes] versus [biˈɾaxe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "viajes" or "viraje"?
"viajes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,370 in our Spanish list, against #41,133 for "viraje". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "viajes" and "viraje" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "viajes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "viraje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #142,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "viajes" and "viraje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vira vs viraje". 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 #142,273 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