viciosvsvinimosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vicios is a noun, vinimos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vicios” is a noun and “vinimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,280
“vicios” frequency rank
#25,089
“vinimos” frequency rank
37369
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vicios vinimos
Definition Forma del plural de vicio. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de venir o de venirse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vicios and vinimos apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
vicios
7 ch
vinimos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vicios is [ˈbisjos] while vinimos is [biˈnimos]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37369, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vicios is recorded at frequency rank #12,280, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbisjos]. vinimos is at rank #25,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [biˈnimos].

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 37369, this pair ranks #175,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vicios vs vinimos

Shared letters: iosv. Private to "vicios": c. Private to "vinimos": mn.

"vicios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "vinimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • viciosbicios · ivcios · vciios · viccios · vicioss · viciso · vicois · viicos
  • vinimosbinimos · ivnimos · viinmos · vinimmos · vinimoss · vinimso · vinioms · vinmios

Frequency comparison

vicios#12,280
vinimos#25,089

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vicios" and "vinimos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vicios" is a noun and "vinimos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vicios" or "vinimos"?
"vicios" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,280 in our Spanish list, against #25,089 for "vinimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vicios vs vinimos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “vicios”; for a verb, it's “vinimos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vicios” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list