Which to use
“olvidado” is an adjective and “olvidamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,501
- “olvidado” frequency rank
- #13,527
- “olvidamos” frequency rank
- 17028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvidado | olvidamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice del que olvida. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. |
Where the eye mixes olvidado and olvidamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. olvidado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against olvidamos's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses olvidado with olvidamos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: olvidado is [olβ̞iˈð̞að̞o] while olvidamos is [olβ̞iˈð̞amos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olvidado is recorded at frequency rank #3,501, classified as anadj, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞að̞o]. olvidamos is at rank #13,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞amos].
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 17028, this pair ranks #273,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of olvidado vs olvidamos
Shared letters: adilov. Private to "olvidado": -. Private to "olvidamos": ms.
"olvidado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "olvidamos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "olvidado" for "olvidamos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "olvidado" vs "olvidamos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvidado" and "olvidamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olvidamos vs olvidarás". 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 #273,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.