visitamosvsvisitasWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: visitamos is a verb, visitas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“visitamos” is a verb and “visitas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,870
“visitamos” frequency rank
#2,853
“visitas” frequency rank
24723
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visitamos visitas
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de visitar. Forma del plural de visita.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set visitamos and visitas apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
visitamos
7 ch
visitas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: visitamos is [bisiˈt̪amos] while visitas is [biˈsit̪as]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

visitamos is recorded at frequency rank #21,870, classified as averb, pronounced [bisiˈt̪amos]. visitas is at rank #2,853, tagged as anoun, pronounced [biˈsit̪as].

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 24723, this pair ranks #239,782 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of visitamos vs visitas

Shared letters: aistv. Private to "visitamos": mo. Private to "visitas": -.

"visitamos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "visitas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • visitamosbisitamos · ivsitamos · vicitamos · viistamos · visiatmos · visitammos · visitamoss · visitamso
  • visitasbisitas · ivsitas · vicitas · viistas · visiats · visitass · visitsa · visittas

Frequency comparison

visitamos#21,870
visitas#2,853

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visitamos" and "visitas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "visitamos" is a verb and "visitas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "visitamos" or "visitas"?
"visitas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,853 in our Spanish list, against #21,870 for "visitamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering visitamos vs visitas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “visitamos”; for a noun, it's “visitas”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “visitamos” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list