Which to use
“viviendas” is a noun and “vivientes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,854
- “viviendas” frequency rank
- #19,900
- “vivientes” frequency rank
- 22754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | viviendas | vivientes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vivienda. | Forma del plural de viviente. |
Where the eye mixes viviendas and vivientes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. viviendas and vivientes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: viviendas vs vivientes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: viviendas is [biˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪as] while vivientes is [biˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
viviendas is recorded at frequency rank #2,854, classified as anoun, pronounced [biˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪as]. vivientes is at rank #19,900, tagged as anadj, pronounced [biˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪es].
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 22754, this pair ranks #248,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of viviendas vs vivientes
Shared letters: einsv. Private to "viviendas": ad. Private to "vivientes": t.
"viviendas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC · "vivientes" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "viviendas" for "vivientes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "viviendas" or "vivientes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "viviendas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vivientes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "viviendas" and "vivientes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "videntes vs vivientes". 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 #248,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.