Which to use
“vídeos” is a noun and “viles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,913
- “vídeos” frequency rank
- #34,399
- “viles” frequency rank
- 37312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vídeos | viles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vídeo. | Forma del plural de vil. |
Where the eye mixes vídeos and viles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vídeos runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against viles's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vídeos and viles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vídeos is [ˈbið̞eos] while viles is [ˈbiles]. 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 37312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vídeos is recorded at frequency rank #2,913, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbið̞eos]. viles is at rank #34,399, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbiles].
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 37312, this pair ranks #175,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vídeos vs viles
Shared letters: esv. Private to "vídeos": doí. Private to "viles": il.
"vídeos" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "viles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- viles ← biles · ivles · viels · viless · villes · vilse · vlies · vviles
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vídeos" for "viles" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vídeos" or "viles"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vídeos" and "viles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vídeos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vídeos" and "viles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viles 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 #175,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.