Which to use
“visites” and “vistes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,757
- “visites” frequency rank
- #33,372
- “vistes” frequency rank
- 76129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | visites | vistes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de visitar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de vestir. |
Where the eye mixes visites and vistes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. visites 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.
Why the eye confuses visites with vistes
A purely visual mix-up. visites ([biˈsit̪es]) 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 76129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
visites is recorded at frequency rank #42,757, classified as averb, pronounced [biˈsit̪es]. 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 76129, this pair ranks #18,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of visites vs vistes
Shared letters: eistv. Private to "visites": -. Private to "vistes": -.
"visites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "vistes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "visites" and "vistes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "visites" or "vistes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "visites" 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 #18,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "visites" 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 #18,284 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.