viertenvsvisitenWhich spelling fits?

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“vierten” and “visiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,204
“vierten” frequency rank
#25,492
“visiten” frequency rank
67696
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vierten visiten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de verter. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de visitar.

Where the eye mixes vierten and visiten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vierten (CVVCCVC) and visiten (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
vierten
7 ch
visiten

Look-alike desk: vierten vs visiten

A purely visual mix-up. vierten ([ˈbjeɾt̪ẽn]) and visiten ([biˈsit̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67696, 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]. visiten is at rank #25,492, tagged as averb, pronounced [biˈsit̪ẽn].

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 67696, this pair ranks #36,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vierten vs visiten

Shared letters: eintv. Private to "vierten": r. Private to "visiten": s.

"vierten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "visiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vierten ← bierten · iverten · veirten · vieretn · vierrten · viertenn · viertne · viertten
  • visiten ← bisiten · ivsiten · viciten · viisten · visietn · visitenn · visitne · visitten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vierten" and "visiten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbjeɾt̪ẽn] versus [biˈsit̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vierten" or "visiten"?
"visiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,492 in our Spanish list, against #42,204 for "vierten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vierten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "visiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vierten" and "visiten" 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 #36,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list