Which to use
“viene” and “viese” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #426
- “viene” frequency rank
- #34,839
- “viese” frequency rank
- 35265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viene | viese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de venir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de ver o de verse. |
Where the eye mixes viene and viese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. viene and viese follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: viene vs viese
A purely visual mix-up. viene ([ˈbjene]) and viese ([ˈbjese]) 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 - n in “viene” becomes s in “viese”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viene is recorded at frequency rank #426, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbjene]. viese is at rank #34,839, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbjese].
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 35265, this pair ranks #187,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viene vs viese
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "viene": n. Private to "viese": s.
"viene" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "viese" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viene" for "viese" ever safe?
Which is more common, "viene" or "viese"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "viene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "viese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #187,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viene" and "viese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "viese vs viniese". 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 #187,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.