vividovsvividosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: vivido is a verb, vividos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“vivido” is a verb and “vividos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,091
“vivido” frequency rank
#32,452
“vividos” frequency rank
35543
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vivido vividos
Definition Participio de vivir. Forma del plural de vivido, participio de vivir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vivido and vividos apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
vivido
7 ch
vividos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vivido is [biˈβ̞ið̞o] while vividos is [biˈβ̞ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vivido” sits inside “vividos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vivido is recorded at frequency rank #3,091, classified as averb, pronounced [biˈβ̞ið̞o]. vividos is at rank #32,452, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [biˈβ̞ið̞os].

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 35543, this pair ranks #185,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vivido vs vividos

Shared letters: diov. Private to "vivido": -. Private to "vividos": s.

"vivido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "vividos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vividobibido · ivvido · viivdo · vivdio · vividdo · viviod · vivvido · vviido
  • vividosbibidos · ivvidos · viivdos · vivdios · vividdos · vividoss · vividso · viviods

Frequency comparison

vivido#3,091
vividos#32,452

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vivido" and "vividos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vivido" is a verb and "vividos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vivido" or "vividos"?
"vivido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,091 in our Spanish list, against #32,452 for "vividos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering vivido vs vividos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “vivido”; for a participle, it's “vividos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vivido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list