podemos

[poˈð̞emos]

/[poˈð̞emos]/ verb

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The verdict

“podemos” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#242
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de podar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-podemos · podemos · Spanish

podemos · rank #242 · 10 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #242
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH buen

Nearest frequency peer: buen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “podemos”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “podemos” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

podemos vs podes
71% similar
podemos vs poemas
71% similar
podemos vs poderes
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for podemos
PropertyValue
Headwordpodemos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[poˈð̞emos]
Letters7
Frequency rank#242
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “podemos”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).podemoscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “buen” (#241), “misma” (#243), “aún” (#240). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “podemos” va en #242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around podemos (IPA [poˈð̞emos]), averb. Corpus frequency is #242 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for podemos, with forms such as "opdemos", "pdoemos", and "poddemos". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "podes", "poemas", "poderes", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is podemos, spelled P-O-D-E-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de podar.
  2. 2
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del imperativo (exhortatorio) de podar.
  3. 3
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de poder.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opdemos
  • pdoemos
  • poddemos
  • podemmos
  • podemoss
  • podemso
  • podeoms
  • podmeos
  • poedmos
  • ppodemos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of podemos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opdemos2pdoemos2poddemos1podemmos1podemoss1podemso2podeoms2podmeos2
Edit distance from "podemos"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "podemos"?
"podemos" is spelled P-O-D-E-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈð̞emos].
What does "podemos" mean?
As a verb, "podemos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de podar.
What words are commonly confused with "podemos"?
"podemos" is commonly confused with "podes", "poemas", "poderes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "podemos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "podemos" is [poˈð̞emos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "podemos" come from?
"podemos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "podemos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

familia#238estamos#237mujeres#248tenemos#229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

persona10 variantshombre10 variantsejemplo10 variantspartido10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list