odiamosvsodiososConfusable pair

Quick tell: odiamos is a verb, odiosos is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#25,736
“odiamos” frequency rank
#47,294
“odiosos” frequency rank
73030
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes odiamos and odiosos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. odiamos and odiosos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
odiamos
7 ch
odiosos

Look-alike desk: odiamos vs odiosos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: odiamos is [oˈð̞jamos] while odiosos is [oˈð̞josos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73030, 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]. odiosos is at rank #47,294, tagged as anadj, pronounced [oˈð̞josos].

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 73030, this pair ranks #24,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of odiamos vs odiosos

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

"odiamos" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC  ·  "odiosos" · 7 letters · shape VCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • odiamos ← doiamos · odaimos · oddiamos · odiammos · odiamoss · odiamso · odiaoms · odimaos
  • odiosos ← doiosos · oddiosos · odiooss · odiososs · odiossos · odisoos · odoisos · oidosos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "odiamos" for "odiosos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "odiamos" is a verb and "odiosos" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "odiamos" vs "odiosos" - which ranks higher?
"odiamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,736 in our Spanish list, against #47,294 for "odiosos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "odiamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "odiosos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "odiamos" and "odiosos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "odiados vs odiosos". 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 #24,145 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