vividosvsvivióWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#32,452
“vividos” frequency rank
#4,566
“vivió” frequency rank
37018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vividos vivió
Definition Forma del plural de vivido, participio de vivir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de vivir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vividos and vivió apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
vividos
5 ch
vivió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vividos is [biˈβ̞ið̞os] while vivió is [biˈβ̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vividos is recorded at frequency rank #32,452, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [biˈβ̞ið̞os]. vivió is at rank #4,566, tagged as averb, pronounced [biˈβ̞jo].

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 37018, this pair ranks #177,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vividos vs vivió

Shared letters: iv. Private to "vividos": dos. Private to "vivió": ó.

"vividos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "vivió" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vividosbibidos · ivvidos · viivdos · vivdios · vividdos · vividoss · vividso · viviods

Frequency comparison

vividos#32,452
vivió#4,566

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vividos" and "vivió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "vividos" is a participle and "vivió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "vividos" or "vivió"?
"vivió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,566 in our Spanish list, against #32,452 for "vividos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering vividos vs vivió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “vividos”; for a verb, it's “vivió”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “vividos” 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