Which to use
“vistes” is a verb and “vistos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,372
- “vistes” frequency rank
- #8,199
- “vistos” frequency rank
- 41571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vistes | vistos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de vestir. | Forma del plural de visto, participio irregular de ver o de verse. |
Where the eye mixes vistes and vistos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vistes and vistos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vistes vs vistos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vistes is [ˈbist̪es] while vistos is [ˈbist̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “vistes” becomes o in “vistos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41571, 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]. vistos is at rank #8,199, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈbist̪os].
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 41571, this pair ranks #152,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vistes vs vistos
Shared letters: istv. Private to "vistes": e. Private to "vistos": o.
"vistes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "vistos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "vistes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vistos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vistes" and "vistos" 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 #152,955 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.