Which to use
“visión” is a noun and “visten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,432
- “visión” frequency rank
- #16,731
- “visten” frequency rank
- 18163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visión | visten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 vestir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set visión and visten apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: visión is [biˈsjõn] 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18163, 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]. 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 18163, this pair ranks #269,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of visión vs visten
Shared letters: insv. Private to "visión": ó. Private to "visten": et.
"visión" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "visten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- visten ← bisten · ivsten · visetn · vissten · vistenn · vistne · vistten · vitsen
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "visión" and "visten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "visión" or "visten"?
Remembering visión vs visten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “visión”; for a verb, it's “visten”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “visión” entry
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