Which to use
“vierten” is a verb and “virgen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,204
- “vierten” frequency rank
- #2,323
- “virgen” frequency rank
- 44527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vierten | virgen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de verter. | Persona que no ha tenido relaciones sexuales, o animal que no se ha apareado |
Where the eye mixes vierten and virgen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vierten runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against virgen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vierten and virgen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vierten is [ˈbjeɾt̪ẽn] while virgen is [ˈbiɾxẽn]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vierten is recorded at frequency rank #42,204, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbjeɾt̪ẽn]. virgen is at rank #2,323, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbiɾxẽn].
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 44527, this pair ranks #136,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vierten vs virgen
Shared letters: einrv. Private to "vierten": t. Private to "virgen": g.
"vierten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "virgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vierten" for "virgen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vierten" or "virgen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "vierten" and "virgen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vierten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virgen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vierten" and "virgen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verter vs vierten". 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 #136,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.