viertenvsvistenWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
vierten
6 ch
visten

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

  • vierten ← bierten · iverten · veirten · vieretn · vierrten · viertenn · viertne · viertten
  • visten ← bisten · ivsten · visetn · vissten · vistenn · vistne · vistten · vitsen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "vierten" and "visten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbjeɾt̪ẽn] versus [ˈbist̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vierten" or "visten" show up more?
"visten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,731 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.

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list