Which to use
“vigente” and “vigentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,209
- “vigente” frequency rank
- #10,245
- “vigentes” frequency rank
- 14454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vigente | vigentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de leyes, costumbres, etc. que se hallan en vigor, observancia o uso | Forma del plural de vigente. |
Where the eye mixes vigente and vigentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. vigente runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against vigentes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vigente vs vigentes
A purely visual mix-up. vigente ([biˈxẽn̪t̪e]) and vigentes ([biˈxẽn̪t̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “vigente” sits inside “vigentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vigente is recorded at frequency rank #4,209, classified as anadj, pronounced [biˈxẽn̪t̪e]. 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 14454, this pair ranks #284,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vigente vs vigentes
Shared letters: egintv. Private to "vigente": -. Private to "vigentes": s.
"vigente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "vigentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vigente" for "vigentes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vigente" vs "vigentes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vigente" and "vigentes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vigente" 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 #284,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vigente" 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 #284,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.