Which to use
“vio” is a verb and “virgo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,334
- “vio” frequency rank
- #19,600
- “virgo” frequency rank
- 20934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vio | virgo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de ver o de verse. | Que no ha tenido relaciones sexuales |
Where the eye mixes vio and virgo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vio vs virgo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vio is [ˈbjo] while virgo is [ˈbiɾɣ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vio is recorded at frequency rank #1,334, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbjo]. virgo is at rank #19,600, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbiɾɣ̞o].
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 20934, this pair ranks #257,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vio vs virgo
Shared letters: iov. Private to "vio": -. Private to "virgo": gr.
"vio" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "virgo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- virgo ← birgo · ivrgo · virggo · virog · virrgo · vrigo · vvirgo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vio" for "virgo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vio" or "virgo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vio" and "virgo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virgo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vio" and "virgo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vira vs virgo". 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 #257,115 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.