Which to use
“videntes” and “vigentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,490
- “videntes” frequency rank
- #10,245
- “vigentes” frequency rank
- 57735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | videntes | vigentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vidente. | Forma del plural de vigente. |
Where the eye mixes videntes and vigentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. videntes and vigentes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses videntes with vigentes
A purely visual mix-up. videntes ([biˈð̞ẽn̪t̪es]) and vigentes ([biˈxẽn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “videntes” becomes g in “vigentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
videntes is recorded at frequency rank #47,490, classified as anadj, pronounced [biˈð̞ẽn̪t̪es]. vigentes is at rank #10,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced [biˈxẽn̪t̪es].
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 57735, this pair ranks #69,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of videntes vs vigentes
Shared letters: einstv. Private to "videntes": d. Private to "vigentes": g.
"videntes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "vigentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "videntes" for "vigentes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "videntes" vs "vigentes" - which ranks higher?
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 "videntes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vigentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "videntes" and "vigentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "videntes vs vientres". 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 #69,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.