odiamosvsodiosTell them apart

Quick tell: odiamos is a verb, odios is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“odiamos” is a verb and “odios” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,736
“odiamos” frequency rank
#28,478
“odios” frequency rank
54214
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature odiamos odios
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de odiar. Forma del plural de odio.

Where the eye mixes odiamos and odios

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. odiamos runs 7 letters (VCVVCVC) against odios's 5 (VCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
odiamos
5 ch
odios

Visual trap between odiamos and odios

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: odiamos is [oˈð̞jamos] while odios is [ˈoð̞jos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

odiamos is recorded at frequency rank #25,736, classified as averb, pronounced [oˈð̞jamos]. odios is at rank #28,478, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈoð̞jos].

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 54214, this pair ranks #84,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of odiamos vs odios

Shared letters: dios. Private to "odiamos": am. Private to "odios": -.

"odiamos" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC  ·  "odios" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • odiamos ← doiamos · odaimos · oddiamos · odiammos · odiamoss · odiamso · odiaoms · odimaos
  • odios ← doios · oddios · odioss · odiso · odois · oidos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "odiamos" and "odios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "odiamos" is a verb and "odios" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "odiamos" vs "odios" - which ranks higher?
"odiamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,736 in our Spanish list, against #28,478 for "odios". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "odiamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "odios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #84,311 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "odiamos" and "odios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ociosa vs odios". 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 #84,311 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