Which to use
“viejo” is an adjective and “vino” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #837
- “viejo” frequency rank
- #979
- “vino” frequency rank
- 1816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viejo | vino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene mucha edad, en especial si ha pasado ya su madurez o sazón. | Bebida alcohólica elaborada a partir de la fermentación de la uva, con o sin los hollejos. |
Where the eye mixes viejo and vino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: viejo vs vino
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viejo is [ˈbjexo] while vino is [ˈbino]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viejo is recorded at frequency rank #837, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbjexo]. vino is at rank #979, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbino].
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 1816, this pair ranks #321,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viejo vs vino
Shared letters: iov. Private to "viejo": ej. Private to "vino": n.
"viejo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "vino" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "viejo" and "vino" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "viejo" vs "vino" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "viejo" and "vino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "viejo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viejo" and "vino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vino 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 #321,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.