Which to use
“vieja” is a noun and “viejos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,187
- “vieja” frequency rank
- #2,142
- “viejos” frequency rank
- 3329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vieja | viejos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mujer, respecto de sus hijos. | Forma del plural de viejo. |
Where the eye mixes vieja and viejos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vieja is [ˈbjexa] while viejos is [ˈbjexos]. 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 3329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vieja is recorded at frequency rank #1,187, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbjexa]. viejos is at rank #2,142, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbjexos].
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 3329, this pair ranks #318,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vieja vs viejos
Shared letters: eijv. Private to "vieja": a. Private to "viejos": os.
"vieja" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "viejos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC