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Which to use

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

#32,983
“añadimos” frequency rank
#5,075
“añadió” frequency rank
38058
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature añadimos añadió
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de añadir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de añadir.

Where the eye mixes añadimos and añadió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. añadimos runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against añadió's 6 (VCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
añadimos
6 ch
añadió

Why the eye confuses añadimos with añadió

A purely visual mix-up. añadimos ([aɲaˈð̞imos]) and añadió ([aɲaˈð̞jo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

añadimos is recorded at frequency rank #32,983, classified as averb, pronounced [aɲaˈð̞imos]. añadió is at rank #5,075, tagged as averb, pronounced [aɲaˈð̞jo].

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 38058, this pair ranks #172,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of añadimos vs añadió

Shared letters: adiñ. Private to "añadimos": mos. Private to "añadió": ó.

"añadimos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "añadió" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "añadimos" and "añadió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɲaˈð̞imos] versus [aɲaˈð̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "añadimos" or "añadió"?
"añadió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,075 in our Spanish list, against #32,983 for "añadimos". 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 "añadimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "añadió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #172,060 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "añadimos" and "añadió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acudimos vs añadimos". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #172,060 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