olvidamosvsolvidaremosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,527
“olvidamos” frequency rank
#25,741
“olvidaremos” frequency rank
39268
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature olvidamos olvidaremos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del futuro de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse.

Where the eye mixes olvidamos and olvidaremos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. olvidamos runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against olvidaremos's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
olvidamos
11 ch
olvidaremos

Visual trap between olvidamos and olvidaremos

A purely visual mix-up. olvidamos ([olβ̞iˈð̞amos]) and olvidaremos ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾemos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

olvidamos is recorded at frequency rank #13,527, classified as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞amos]. olvidaremos is at rank #25,741, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞ið̞aˈɾemos].

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 39268, this pair ranks #165,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of olvidamos vs olvidaremos

Shared letters: adilmosv. Private to "olvidamos": -. Private to "olvidaremos": er.

"olvidamos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "olvidaremos" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olvidamos ← lovidamos · olbidamos · olivdamos · ollvidamos · olvdiamos · olviadmos · olvidammos · olvidamoss
  • olvidaremos ← lovidaremos · olbidaremos · olivdaremos · ollvidaremos · olvdiaremos · olviadremos · olvidaermos · olvidaremmos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "olvidamos" for "olvidaremos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([olβ̞iˈð̞amos] versus [olβ̞ið̞aˈɾemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "olvidamos" vs "olvidaremos" - which ranks higher?
"olvidamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,527 in our Spanish list, against #25,741 for "olvidaremos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "olvidamos" and "olvidaremos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidaremos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #165,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "olvidamos" and "olvidaremos" 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 #165,523 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