visitovsvistióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,274
“visito” frequency rank
#24,346
“vistió” frequency rank
50620
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visito vistió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de visitar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vestir.

Where the eye mixes visito and vistió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. visito (CVCVCV) and vistió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
visito
6 ch
vistió

Visual trap between visito and vistió

A purely visual mix-up. visito ([biˈsit̪o]) and vistió ([bisˈt̪jo]) 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 50620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

visito is recorded at frequency rank #26,274, classified as averb, pronounced [biˈsit̪o]. vistió is at rank #24,346, tagged as averb, pronounced [bisˈt̪jo].

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 50620, this pair ranks #102,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of visito vs vistió

Shared letters: istv. Private to "visito": o. Private to "vistió": ó.

"visito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "vistió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • visito ← bisito · ivsito · vicito · viisto · visiot · visitto · vissito · vistio

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visito" and "vistió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([biˈsit̪o] versus [bisˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "visito" or "vistió"?
"vistió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,346 in our Spanish list, against #26,274 for "visito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "visito" and "vistió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "visito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vistió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #102,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "visito" and "vistió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vasito vs visito". 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 #102,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list