Which to use
“vicios” and “visión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,280
- “vicios” frequency rank
- #1,432
- “visión” frequency rank
- 13712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vicios | visión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vicio. | Acción y efecto de percibir algo con los ojos a través de la luz que, reflejada en los objetos, impacta en ellos. |
Where the eye mixes vicios and visión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vicios with visión
A purely visual mix-up. vicios ([ˈbisjos]) and visión ([biˈsjõn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13712, 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]. visión is at rank #1,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced [biˈsjõn].
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 13712, this pair ranks #286,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vicios vs visión
Shared letters: isv. Private to "vicios": co. Private to "visión": nó.
"vicios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "visión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vicios ← bicios · ivcios · vciios · viccios · vicioss · viciso · vicois · viicos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vicios" for "visión" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vicios" or "visión"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vicios" and "visión" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vicios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vicios" and "visión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vicios vs visos". 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 #286,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.