Which to use
“bebemos” is a verb and “bebés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,297
- “bebemos” frequency rank
- #4,679
- “bebés” frequency rank
- 46976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bebemos | bebés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de beber o de beberse. | Forma del plural de bebé. |
Where the eye mixes bebemos and bebés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bebemos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against bebés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bebemos vs bebés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bebemos is [beˈβ̞emos] while bebés is [beˈβ̞es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bebemos is recorded at frequency rank #42,297, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈβ̞emos]. bebés is at rank #4,679, tagged as anadj, pronounced [beˈβ̞es].
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 46976, this pair ranks #122,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bebemos vs bebés
Shared letters: bes. Private to "bebemos": mo. Private to "bebés": é.
"bebemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "bebés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bebemos ← bbebemos · bbeemos · bebbemos · bebemmos · bebemoss · bebemso · bebeoms · bebmeos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bebemos" and "bebés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bebemos" or "bebés"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bebemos" and "bebés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bebemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bebés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bebemos" and "bebés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bajemos vs bebemos". 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 #122,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.