Which to use
“encontramos” and “encontremos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,248
- “encontramos” frequency rank
- #19,713
- “encontremos” frequency rank
- 21961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encontramos | encontremos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de encontrar o de encontrarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de encontrar o de encontrarse. |
Where the eye mixes encontramos and encontremos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. encontramos and encontremos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: encontramos vs encontremos
A purely visual mix-up. encontramos ([ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾamos]) and encontremos ([ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾemos]) 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 a single letter - a in “encontramos” becomes e in “encontremos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encontramos is recorded at frequency rank #2,248, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾamos]. encontremos is at rank #19,713, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽŋkõn̪ˈt̪ɾemos].
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 21961, this pair ranks #252,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encontramos vs encontremos
Shared letters: cemnorst. Private to "encontramos": a. Private to "encontremos": -.
"encontramos" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC · "encontremos" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encontramos ← ecnontramos · enccontramos · encnotramos · enconntramos · enconrtamos · encontarmos · encontrammos · encontramoss
- encontremos ← ecnontremos · enccontremos · encnotremos · enconntremos · enconrtemos · encontermos · encontremmos · encontremoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encontramos" for "encontremos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "encontramos" or "encontremos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encontramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encontremos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encontramos" and "encontremos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encontramos vs encontrás". 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 #252,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.