Which to use
“viene” is a verb and “vitae” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #426
- “viene” frequency rank
- #37,378
- “vitae” frequency rank
- 37804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viene | vitae |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de venir. | Forma del genitivo singular de vita. |
Where the eye mixes viene and vitae
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. viene (CVVCV) and vitae (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between viene and vitae
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viene is [ˈbjene] while vitae is /ˈwiː.taɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viene is recorded at frequency rank #426, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbjene]. vitae is at rank #37,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈwiː.taɪ/.
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 37804, this pair ranks #173,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of viene vs vitae
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "viene": n. Private to "vitae": at.
"viene" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "vitae" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viene" for "vitae" ever safe?
Frequency check: "viene" vs "vitae" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "vitae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viene" and "vitae" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vira vs vitae". 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 #173,378 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.