vivirávsvivísConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,009
“vivirá” frequency rank
#28,198
“vivís” frequency rank
47207
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vivirá vivís
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de vivir. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del presente de indicativo de vivir.

Where the eye mixes vivirá and vivís

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

6 ch
vivirá
5 ch
vivís

Visual trap between vivirá and vivís

A purely visual mix-up. vivirá ([biβ̞iˈɾa]) and vivís ([biˈβ̞is]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vivirá is recorded at frequency rank #19,009, classified as averb, pronounced [biβ̞iˈɾa]. vivís is at rank #28,198, tagged as averb, pronounced [biˈβ̞is].

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 47207, this pair ranks #121,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vivirá vs vivís

Shared letters: iv. Private to "vivirá": . Private to "vivís": .

"vivirá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "vivís" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vivirá" and "vivís" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([biβ̞iˈɾa] versus [biˈβ̞is]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vivirá" or "vivís" show up more?
"vivirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,009 in our Spanish list, against #28,198 for "vivís". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vivirá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vivís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vivirá" and "vivís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visos vs vivís". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #121,360 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