Which to use
“vuelto” is a noun and “vuelve” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,927
- “vuelto” frequency rank
- #1,005
- “vuelve” frequency rank
- 2932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vuelto | vuelve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dinero excedente que se entrega a quien ha pagado algo con un billete o moneda de mayor valor de aquello que ha comprado. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de volver o de volverse. |
Where the eye mixes vuelto and vuelve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vuelto vs vuelve
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vuelto is [ˈbwel̪t̪o] while vuelve is [ˈbwelβ̞e]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vuelto is recorded at frequency rank #1,927, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbwel̪t̪o]. vuelve is at rank #1,005, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelβ̞e].
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 2932, this pair ranks #319,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vuelto vs vuelve
Shared letters: eluv. Private to "vuelto": ot. Private to "vuelve": -.
"vuelto" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "vuelve" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vuelto" for "vuelve" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vuelto" or "vuelve"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vuelto" and "vuelve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vuelto vs vueltos". 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 #319,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.