Which to use
“vistió” is a verb and “visto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,346
- “vistió” frequency rank
- #367
- “visto” frequency rank
- 24713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vistió | visto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vestir. | Ya suficientemente considerado como para proceder a dictar sentencia. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vistió and visto apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vistió is [bisˈt̪jo] while visto is [ˈbist̪o]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vistió is recorded at frequency rank #24,346, classified as averb, pronounced [bisˈt̪jo]. visto is at rank #367, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbist̪o].
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 24713, this pair ranks #239,836 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vistió vs visto
Shared letters: istv. Private to "vistió": ó. Private to "visto": o.
"vistió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "visto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- visto ← bisto · ivsto · visot · vissto · vistto · vitso · vsito · vvisto