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

#10,625
“cambiemos” frequency rank
#17,063
“cambies” frequency rank
27688
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cambiemos cambies
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de cambiar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de cambiar.

Where the eye mixes cambiemos and cambies

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cambiemos runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against cambies's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
cambiemos
7 ch
cambies

Why the eye confuses cambiemos with cambies

A purely visual mix-up. cambiemos ([kãmˈbjemos]) and cambies ([ˈkãmbjes]) 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 27688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cambiemos is recorded at frequency rank #10,625, classified as averb, pronounced [kãmˈbjemos]. cambies is at rank #17,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkãmbjes].

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 27688, this pair ranks #225,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cambiemos vs cambies

Shared letters: abceims. Private to "cambiemos": o. Private to "cambies": -.

"cambiemos" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "cambies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cambiemosacmbiemos · cabmiemos · cambbiemos · cambeimos · cambiemmos · cambiemoss · cambiemso · cambieoms
  • cambiesacmbies · cabmies · cambbies · cambeis · cambiess · cambise · camibes · cammbies

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "cambiemos" for "cambies" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kãmˈbjemos] versus [ˈkãmbjes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "cambiemos" vs "cambies" - which ranks higher?
"cambiemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,625 in our Spanish list, against #17,063 for "cambies". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "cambiemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cambies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #225,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cambiemos" and "cambies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cambiados vs cambiemos". 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 #225,624 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