Which to use
“vientos” is a noun and “vigentes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,683
- “vientos” frequency rank
- #10,245
- “vigentes” frequency rank
- 15928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vientos | vigentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de viento. | Forma del plural de vigente. |
Where the eye mixes vientos and vigentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses vientos with vigentes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vientos is [ˈbjẽn̪t̪os] while vigentes is [biˈxẽn̪t̪es]. 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 15928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vientos is recorded at frequency rank #5,683, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbjẽn̪t̪os]. vigentes is at rank #10,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced [biˈxẽn̪t̪es].
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 15928, this pair ranks #278,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vientos vs vigentes
Shared letters: einstv. Private to "vientos": o. Private to "vigentes": g.
"vientos" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "vigentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vientos" and "vigentes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vientos" or "vigentes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vientos" and "vigentes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vientos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vigentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vientos" and "vigentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "videntes vs vigentes". 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 #278,194 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.