linux vi editor special character gets converted into something else

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When I paste the below word in linux vi editor it gets changed:-

actual word :- Confirmación changed word :- Confirmaci�n

any idea why this is happening and how can i fix this?

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BigMike On

Try reloading your file with ISO-Latin (ISO-8859-1) encoding:

:set fileencoding=ISO-8859-1
:e! ++enc=ISO-8859-1
:w!