Which to use
“virgen” is an adjective and “visten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,323
- “virgen” frequency rank
- #16,731
- “visten” frequency rank
- 19054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | virgen | visten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que no ha tenido relaciones sexuales, o animal que no se ha apareado | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vestir. |
Where the eye mixes virgen and visten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. virgen and visten 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 visten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: virgen is [ˈbiɾxẽn] while visten is [ˈbist̪ẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19054, 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]. 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 19054, this pair ranks #265,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of virgen vs visten
Shared letters: einv. Private to "virgen": gr. Private to "visten": st.
"virgen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "visten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "virgen" and "visten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "virgen" or "visten" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "virgen" 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 #265,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "virgen" and "visten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visten vs Vivien". 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 #265,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.