visitévsvistesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“visité” and “vistes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,989
“visité” frequency rank
#33,372
“vistes” frequency rank
57361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visité vistes
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de visitar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de vestir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set visité and vistes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
visité
6 ch
vistes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. visité ([bisiˈt̪e]) and vistes ([ˈbist̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

visité is recorded at frequency rank #23,989, classified as averb, pronounced [bisiˈt̪e]. vistes is at rank #33,372, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbist̪es].

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 57361, this pair ranks #70,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of visité vs vistes

Shared letters: istv. Private to "visité": é. Private to "vistes": e.

"visité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "vistes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vistesbistes · ivstes · visets · visstes · vistess · vistse · visttes · vitses

Frequency comparison

visité#23,989
vistes#33,372

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visité" and "vistes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bisiˈt̪e] versus [ˈbist̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "visité" or "vistes"?
"visité" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,989 in our Spanish list, against #33,372 for "vistes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering visité vs vistes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “visité” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list