Which to use
“olvidan” is a verb and “olvido” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,720
- “olvidan” frequency rank
- #3,644
- “olvido” frequency rank
- 14364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvidan | olvido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. | Extinción de un recuerdo. |
Where the eye mixes olvidan and olvido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. olvidan runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against olvido's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses olvidan with olvido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: olvidan is [olˈβ̞ið̞ãn] while olvido is [olˈβ̞ið̞o]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14364, 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]. olvido is at rank #3,644, tagged as anoun, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞o].
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 14364, this pair ranks #284,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of olvidan vs olvido
Shared letters: dilov. Private to "olvidan": an. Private to "olvido": -.
"olvidan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "olvido" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "olvidan" and "olvido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "olvidan" vs "olvido" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "olvidan" and "olvido" 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 "olvido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvidan" and "olvido" 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 #284,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.