Which to use
“visión” is a noun and “visitan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,432
- “visión” frequency rank
- #12,282
- “visitan” frequency rank
- 13714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visión | visitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción y efecto de percibir algo con los ojos a través de la luz que, reflejada en los objetos, impacta en ellos. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de visitar. |
Where the eye mixes visión and visitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses visión with visitan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: visión is [biˈsjõn] while visitan is [biˈsit̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visión is recorded at frequency rank #1,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [biˈsjõn]. visitan is at rank #12,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [biˈsit̪ãn].
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 13714, this pair ranks #286,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of visión vs visitan
Shared letters: insv. Private to "visión": ó. Private to "visitan": at.
"visión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "visitan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- visitan ← bisitan · ivsitan · vicitan · viistan · visiatn · visitann · visitna · visittan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "visión" for "visitan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "visión" vs "visitan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "visión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "visitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visión" and "visitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visitaban vs visitan". 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 #286,812 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.