Which to use
“vidente” is a noun and “vigente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,271
- “vidente” frequency rank
- #4,209
- “vigente” frequency rank
- 27480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vidente | vigente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona cuya ocupación es tratar de adivinar, o aparentar que lo hace, el futuro o el porvenir de aquellos que le consultan. | Dicho de leyes, costumbres, etc. que se hallan en vigor, observancia o uso |
Where the eye mixes vidente and vigente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vidente and vigente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vidente and vigente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vidente is [biˈð̞ẽn̪t̪e] while vigente is [biˈxẽn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “vidente” becomes g in “vigente”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27480, 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]. vigente is at rank #4,209, tagged as anadj, pronounced [biˈxẽn̪t̪e].
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 27480, this pair ranks #226,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vidente vs vigente
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "vidente": d. Private to "vigente": g.
"vidente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "vigente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vidente" and "vigente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vidente" or "vigente" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vidente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vigente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vidente" and "vigente" 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 #226,646 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.