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“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.

7 ch
vigente
8 ch
vigentes

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

  • vigente ← bigente · ivgente · vgiente · viegnte · vigenet · vigennte · vigentte · vigetne
  • vigentes ← bigentes · ivgentes · vgientes · viegntes · vigenets · vigenntes · vigentess · vigentse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vigente" for "vigentes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([biˈxẽn̪t̪e] versus [biˈxẽn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vigente" vs "vigentes" - which ranks higher?
"vigente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,209 in our Spanish list, against #10,245 for "vigentes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list