Which to use
“vidente” is a noun and “viene” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,271
- “vidente” frequency rank
- #426
- “viene” frequency rank
- 23697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vidente | viene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona cuya ocupación es tratar de adivinar, o aparentar que lo hace, el futuro o el porvenir de aquellos que le consultan. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de venir. |
Where the eye mixes vidente and viene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vidente runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against viene's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vidente vs viene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vidente is [biˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e] while viene is [ˈbjene]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 23697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vidente is recorded at frequency rank #23,271, classified as anoun, pronounced [biˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e]. viene is at rank #426, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbjene].
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 23697, this pair ranks #244,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vidente vs viene
Shared letters: einv. Private to "vidente": dt. Private to "viene": -.
"vidente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "viene" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vidente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vidente" and "viene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vidente vs videntes". 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 #244,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.