Which to use
“olvidamos” and “olvidaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,527
- “olvidamos” frequency rank
- #16,164
- “olvidaron” frequency rank
- 29691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvidamos | olvidaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. |
Where the eye mixes olvidamos and olvidaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. olvidamos and olvidaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses olvidamos with olvidaron
A purely visual mix-up. olvidamos ([olβ̞iˈð̞amos]) and olvidaron ([olβ̞iˈð̞aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29691, 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]. olvidaron is at rank #16,164, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞aɾõn].
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 29691, this pair ranks #215,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of olvidamos vs olvidaron
Shared letters: adilov. Private to "olvidamos": ms. Private to "olvidaron": nr.
"olvidamos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "olvidaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "olvidamos" and "olvidaron" 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 "olvidaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvidamos" and "olvidaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olvidarás vs olvidaron". 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 #215,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.