Which to use
“vistazo” is a noun and “vistió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,469
- “vistazo” frequency rank
- #24,346
- “vistió” frequency rank
- 28815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vistazo | vistió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mirada superficial o ligera. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vestir. |
Where the eye mixes vistazo and vistió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vistazo runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against vistió's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vistazo with vistió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vistazo is [bisˈt̪aso] while vistió is [bisˈt̪jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vistazo is recorded at frequency rank #4,469, classified as anoun, pronounced [bisˈt̪aso]. 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 28815, this pair ranks #220,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vistazo vs vistió
Shared letters: istv. Private to "vistazo": aoz. Private to "vistió": ó.
"vistazo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "vistió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vistazo ← bistazo · ivstazo · visatzo · visstazo · vistaoz · vistazzo · visttazo · vistzao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vistazo" and "vistió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vistazo" or "vistió" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "vistazo" and "vistió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vistazo" 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 #220,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vistazo" and "vistió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vistió vs vistoso". 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 #220,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.