vistesvsvistióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,372
“vistes” frequency rank
#24,346
“vistió” frequency rank
57718
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vistes vistió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de vestir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vestir.

Where the eye mixes vistes and vistió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
vistes
6 ch
vistió

Visual trap between vistes and vistió

A purely visual mix-up. vistes ([ˈbist̪es]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vistes is recorded at frequency rank #33,372, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbist̪es]. 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 57718, this pair ranks #69,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vistes vs vistió

Shared letters: istv. Private to "vistes": e. Private to "vistió": ó.

"vistes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "vistió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vistesbistes · ivstes · visets · visstes · vistess · vistse · visttes · vitses

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vistes" and "vistió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbist̪es] versus [bisˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vistes" or "vistió"?
"vistió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,346 in our Spanish list, against #33,372 for "vistes". 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 "vistes" and "vistió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vistes" 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 #69,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vistes" and "vistió" 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 #69,366 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