Which to use
“olvidamos” and “olvidemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,527
- “olvidamos” frequency rank
- #9,505
- “olvidemos” frequency rank
- 23032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvidamos | olvidemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de olvidar o de olvidarse. |
Where the eye mixes olvidamos and olvidemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. olvidamos and olvidemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: olvidamos vs olvidemos
A purely visual mix-up. olvidamos ([olβ̞iˈð̞amos]) and olvidemos ([olβ̞iˈð̞emos]) 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 a single letter - a in “olvidamos” becomes e in “olvidemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23032, 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]. olvidemos is at rank #9,505, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞emos].
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 23032, this pair ranks #247,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of olvidamos vs olvidemos
Shared letters: dilmosv. Private to "olvidamos": a. Private to "olvidemos": e.
"olvidamos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "olvidemos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "olvidamos" and "olvidemos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "olvidamos" or "olvidemos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvidamos" and "olvidemos" 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 #247,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.