Which to use
“visiten” and “vistes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,492
- “visiten” frequency rank
- #33,372
- “vistes” frequency rank
- 58864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visiten | vistes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de visitar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de vestir. |
Where the eye mixes visiten and vistes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. visiten runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against vistes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between visiten and vistes
A purely visual mix-up. visiten ([biˈsit̪ẽn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visiten is recorded at frequency rank #25,492, classified as averb, pronounced [biˈsit̪ẽn]. 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 58864, this pair ranks #64,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of visiten vs vistes
Shared letters: eistv. Private to "visiten": n. Private to "vistes": -.
"visiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "vistes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "visiten" and "vistes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "visiten" or "vistes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "visiten" and "vistes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "visiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vistes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visiten" and "vistes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visos vs vistes". 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 #64,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.