Which to use
“virgen” and “virgin” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,323
- “virgen” frequency rank
- #25,862
- “virgin” frequency rank
- 28185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virgen | virgin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que no ha tenido relaciones sexuales, o animal que no se ha apareado | Virgen. |
Where the eye mixes virgen and virgin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. virgen and virgin follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses virgen with virgin
A purely visual mix-up. virgen ([ˈbiɾxẽn]) and virgin (/ˈvɜː.d͡ʒɪn/) 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 a single letter - e in “virgen” becomes i in “virgin”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
virgen is recorded at frequency rank #2,323, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbiɾxẽn]. virgin is at rank #25,862, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈvɜː.d͡ʒɪn/.
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 28185, this pair ranks #223,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of virgen vs virgin
Shared letters: ginrv. Private to "virgen": e. Private to "virgin": -.
"virgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "virgin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "virgen" for "virgin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "virgen" vs "virgin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "virgen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "virgin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virgen" and "virgin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "virgin vs viril". 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 #223,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.