equivocadosvsequivocamosTell them apart

Quick tell: equivocados is a participle, equivocamos is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“equivocados” is a participle and “equivocamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,769
“equivocados” frequency rank
#27,213
“equivocamos” frequency rank
38982
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature equivocados equivocamos
Definition Forma del plural de equivocado, participio de equivocar o de equivocarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de equivocar o de equivocarse.

Where the eye mixes equivocados and equivocamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. equivocados and equivocamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
equivocados
11 ch
equivocamos

Look-alike desk: equivocados vs equivocamos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: equivocados is [ekiβ̞oˈkað̞os] while equivocamos is [ekiβ̞oˈkamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “equivocados” becomes m in “equivocamos”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

equivocados is recorded at frequency rank #11,769, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ekiβ̞oˈkað̞os]. equivocamos is at rank #27,213, tagged as averb, pronounced [ekiβ̞oˈkamos].

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 38982, this pair ranks #167,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of equivocados vs equivocamos

Shared letters: aceioqsuv. Private to "equivocados": d. Private to "equivocamos": m.

"equivocados" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCVC  ·  "equivocamos" · 11 letters · shape VCVVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • equivocados ← eqiuvocados · eqquivocados · equibocados · equiovcados · equivcoados · equivoacdos · equivocaddos · equivocadoss
  • equivocamos ← eqiuvocamos · eqquivocamos · equibocamos · equiovcamos · equivcoamos · equivoacmos · equivocammos · equivocamoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "equivocados" and "equivocamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "equivocados" is a participle and "equivocamos" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "equivocados" or "equivocamos"?
"equivocados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,769 in our Spanish list, against #27,213 for "equivocamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "equivocados" and "equivocamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "equivocados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "equivocamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #167,045 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "equivocados" and "equivocamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "equivocados vs equivocando". 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 #167,045 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