estéisvsestemosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#29,645
“estéis” frequency rank
#5,395
“estemos” frequency rank
35040
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature estéis estemos
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de estar o de estarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de estar o de estarse.

Where the eye mixes estéis and estemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. estéis runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against estemos's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
estéis
7 ch
estemos

Visual trap between estéis and estemos

A purely visual mix-up. estéis ([esˈt̪ejs]) and estemos ([esˈt̪emos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

estéis is recorded at frequency rank #29,645, classified as averb, pronounced [esˈt̪ejs]. estemos is at rank #5,395, tagged as averb, pronounced [esˈt̪emos].

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 35040, this pair ranks #188,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of estéis vs estemos

Shared letters: est. Private to "estéis": ié. Private to "estemos": mo.

"estéis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC  ·  "estemos" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • estemos ← esetmos · esstemos · estemmos · estemoss · estemso · esteoms · estmeos · esttemos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "estéis" for "estemos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([esˈt̪ejs] versus [esˈt̪emos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "estéis" or "estemos" show up more?
"estemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,395 in our Spanish list, against #29,645 for "estéis". 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 "estéis" and "estemos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "estéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "estemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #188,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "estéis" and "estemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "estéis vs esteros". 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 #188,180 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