vistióvsvitoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,346
“vistió” frequency rank
#21,191
“vito” frequency rank
45537
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vistió vito
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vestir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de vitar.

Where the eye mixes vistió and vito

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. vistió runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against vito's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
vistió
4 ch
vito

Visual trap between vistió and vito

A purely visual mix-up. vistió ([bisˈt̪jo]) and vito ([ˈbit̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45537, 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]. vito is at rank #21,191, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbit̪o].

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 45537, this pair ranks #130,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vistió vs vito

Shared letters: itv. Private to "vistió": só. Private to "vito": o.

"vistió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "vito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vito ← bito · ivto · viot · vitto · vtio · vvito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vistió" for "vito" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bisˈt̪jo] versus [ˈbit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vistió" or "vito"?
"vito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,191 in our Spanish list, against #24,346 for "vistió". 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 "vistió" and "vito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vistió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #130,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vistió" and "vito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visos vs vito". 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 #130,905 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