Which to use
“video” is a noun and “vivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #425
- “video” frequency rank
- #651
- “vivo” frequency rank
- 1076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | video | vivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tecnología de la captación, grabación, procesamiento, almacenamiento, transmisión y reconstrucción por medios electrónicos digitales o analógicos de una secuencia de imágenes que representan escenas en movimiento. | Se dice de lo que tiene vida, en oposición a lo que está muerto. |
Where the eye mixes video and vivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses video with vivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: video is [biˈð̞eo] while vivo is [ˈbiβ̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
video is recorded at frequency rank #425, classified as anoun, pronounced [biˈð̞eo]. vivo is at rank #651, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbiβ̞o].
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 1076, this pair ranks #322,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of video vs vivo
Shared letters: iov. Private to "video": de. Private to "vivo": -.
"video" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "vivo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "video" for "vivo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "video" or "vivo" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "video" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "video" and "vivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visos vs vivo". 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 #322,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.