usamos

[uˈsamos]

/[uˈsamos]/ verb

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The verdict

“usamos” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,840
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-usamos · usamos · Spanish

usamos · rank #6,840 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,840
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH usaba

Nearest frequency peer: usaba (-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 “usamos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “usamos” 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).

usamos vs usos
67% similar
usamos vs usaron
67% similar
usamos vs usemos
83% similar

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

Key facts for usamos
PropertyValue
Headwordusamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[uˈsamos]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,840
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “usamos”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.usamoscae 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 “usaba” (#6,839), “valientes” (#6,841), “valorar” (#6,842). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “usamos” va en #6,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around usamos (IPA [uˈsamos]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,840 among 448 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for usamos, with forms such as "suamos", "uasmos", and "usammos". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "usos", "usaron", "usemos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is usamos, spelled U-S-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de usar o de usarse.
  2. 2
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de usar o de usarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • suamos
  • uasmos
  • usammos
  • usamoss
  • usamso
  • usaoms
  • usmaos
  • ussamos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

suamos2uasmos2usammos1usamoss1usamso2usaoms2usmaos2ussamos1
Edit distance from "usamos"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sorteo#6,832Zamora#6,850ritual#6,824amparo#6,863

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

verme8 variantsallende8 variantsdijera8 variantsexpone8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list