viajesvsvitalesWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: viajes is a noun, vitales is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“viajes” is a noun and “vitales” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,370
“viajes” frequency rank
#9,920
“vitales” frequency rank
12290
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature viajes vitales
Definition Forma del plural de viaje. Forma del plural de vital.

Where the eye mixes viajes and vitales

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. viajes runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against vitales's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
viajes
7 ch
vitales

Look-alike desk: viajes vs vitales

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viajes is [ˈbjaxes] while vitales is [biˈt̪ales]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12290, 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]. vitales is at rank #9,920, tagged as anadj, pronounced [biˈt̪ales].

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 12290, this pair ranks #292,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of viajes vs vitales

Shared letters: aeisv. Private to "viajes": j. Private to "vitales": lt.

"viajes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "vitales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viajes ← biajes · ivajes · vaijes · viaejs · viajess · viajjes · viajse · vijaes
  • vitales ← bitales · ivtales · viatles · vitaels · vitaless · vitalles · vitalse · vitlaes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "viajes" and "vitales" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "viajes" is a noun and "vitales" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "viajes" vs "vitales" - which ranks higher?
"viajes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,370 in our Spanish list, against #9,920 for "vitales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "viajes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vitales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #292,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "viajes" and "vitales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vitales vs vítores". 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 #292,046 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