vistenvsvotenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,731
“visten” frequency rank
#10,247
“voten” frequency rank
26978
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature visten voten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de vestir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de votar.

Where the eye mixes visten and voten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. visten runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against voten's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
visten
5 ch
voten

Look-alike desk: visten vs voten

A purely visual mix-up. visten ([ˈbist̪ẽn]) and voten ([ˈbot̪ẽn]) 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 26978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

visten is recorded at frequency rank #16,731, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbist̪ẽn]. voten is at rank #10,247, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbot̪ẽn].

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 26978, this pair ranks #228,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of visten vs voten

Shared letters: entv. Private to "visten": is. Private to "voten": o.

"visten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "voten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • visten ← bisten · ivsten · visetn · vissten · vistenn · vistne · vistten · vitsen
  • voten ← boten · ovten · voetn · votenn · votne · votten · vtoen · vvoten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "visten" and "voten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbist̪ẽn] versus [ˈbot̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "visten" vs "voten" - which ranks higher?
"voten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,247 in our Spanish list, against #16,731 for "visten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "visten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "voten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,994 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "visten" and "voten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visten vs Vivien". 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 #228,994 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