Which to use
“vierten” and “visten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,204
- “vierten” frequency rank
- #16,731
- “visten” frequency rank
- 58935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vierten | visten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de vestir. |
Where the eye mixes vierten and visten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vierten runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against visten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vierten vs visten
A purely visual mix-up. vierten ([ˈbjeɾt̪ẽn]) and visten ([ˈbist̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58935, 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]. visten is at rank #16,731, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbist̪ẽn].
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 58935, this pair ranks #64,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vierten vs visten
Shared letters: eintv. Private to "vierten": r. Private to "visten": s.
"vierten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "visten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vierten" and "visten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vierten" or "visten" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vierten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vierten" and "visten" 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 #64,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.