Which to use
“olvidan” and “olvídate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,720
- “olvidan” frequency rank
- #16,166
- “olvídate” frequency rank
- 26886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvidan | olvídate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de olvidarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes olvidan and olvídate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. olvidan runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against olvídate's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between olvidan and olvídate
A purely visual mix-up. olvidan ([olˈβ̞ið̞ãn]) and olvídate ([olˈβ̞ið̞at̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olvidan is recorded at frequency rank #10,720, classified as averb, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞ãn]. olvídate is at rank #16,166, tagged as averb, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞at̪e].
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 26886, this pair ranks #229,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of olvidan vs olvídate
Shared letters: adlov. Private to "olvidan": in. Private to "olvídate": etí.
"olvidan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "olvídate" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- olvidan ← lovidan · olbidan · olivdan · ollvidan · olvdian · olviadn · olvidann · olviddan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "olvidan" for "olvídate" ever safe?
Which is more common, "olvidan" or "olvídate"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "olvidan" and "olvídate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olvídate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvidan" and "olvídate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olvidan vs olvidarán". 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 #229,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.