Which to use
“obviando” and “olvidando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,827
- “obviando” frequency rank
- #13,303
- “olvidando” frequency rank
- 63130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obviando | olvidando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de obviar. | Gerundio de olvidar. |
Where the eye mixes obviando and olvidando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. obviando runs 8 letters (VCCVVCCV) against olvidando's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between obviando and olvidando
A purely visual mix-up. obviando ([oβ̞ˈbjãn̪d̪o]) and olvidando ([olβ̞iˈð̞ãn̪d̪o]) 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 63130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obviando is recorded at frequency rank #49,827, classified as averb, pronounced [oβ̞ˈbjãn̪d̪o]. olvidando is at rank #13,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 63130, this pair ranks #49,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obviando vs olvidando
Shared letters: adinov. Private to "obviando": b. Private to "olvidando": l.
"obviando" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "olvidando" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obviando" for "olvidando" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "obviando" or "olvidando" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "obviando" and "olvidando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obviando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obviando" and "olvidando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obviando vs odiando". 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 #49,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.