Which to use
“viene” is a verb and “vin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #426
- “viene” frequency rank
- #29,886
- “vin” frequency rank
- 30312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viene | vin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de venir. | Vino. |
Where the eye mixes viene and vin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. viene runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against vin's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: viene vs vin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viene is [ˈbjene] while vin is /vɜ̃/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viene is recorded at frequency rank #426, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbjene]. vin is at rank #29,886, tagged as anoun, pronounced /vɜ̃/.
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 30312, this pair ranks #212,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viene vs vin
Shared letters: inv. Private to "viene": e. Private to "vin": -.
"viene" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "vin" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- viene ← biene · ivene · veine · vieen · vienne · vinee · vviene
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "viene" and "vin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "viene" or "vin" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "viene" and "vin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "viene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viene" and "vin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vin vs VOR". 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 #212,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.