notamosvsnotaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#33,741
“notamos” frequency rank
#28,089
“notaron” frequency rank
61830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature notamos notaron
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de notar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de notar.

Where the eye mixes notamos and notaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
notamos
7 ch
notaron

Visual trap between notamos and notaron

A purely visual mix-up. notamos ([noˈt̪amos]) and notaron ([noˈt̪aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

notamos is recorded at frequency rank #33,741, classified as averb, pronounced [noˈt̪amos]. notaron is at rank #28,089, tagged as averb, pronounced [noˈt̪aɾõn].

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 61830, this pair ranks #54,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of notamos vs notaron

Shared letters: anot. Private to "notamos": ms. Private to "notaron": r.

"notamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "notaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • notamosnnotamos · noatmos · notammos · notamoss · notamso · notaoms · notmaos · nottamos
  • notaronnnotaron · noatron · notaorn · notarno · notaronn · notarron · notraon · nottaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "notamos" for "notaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([noˈt̪amos] versus [noˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "notamos" or "notaron"?
"notaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,089 in our Spanish list, against #33,741 for "notamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "notamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "notaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "notamos" and "notaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "notamos vs notarios". 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 #54,117 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