Which to use
“olvidar” and “olvidarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,516
- “olvidar” frequency rank
- #43,752
- “olvidarás” frequency rank
- 46268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvidar | olvidarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Perder el recuerdo o la memoria de algo. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. |
Where the eye mixes olvidar and olvidarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: olvidar vs olvidarás
A purely visual mix-up. olvidar ([olβ̞iˈð̞aɾ]) and olvidarás ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “olvidar” sits inside “olvidarás”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olvidar is recorded at frequency rank #2,516, classified as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞aɾ]. olvidarás is at rank #43,752, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞ið̞aˈɾas].
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 46268, this pair ranks #126,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of olvidar vs olvidarás
Shared letters: adilorv. Private to "olvidar": -. Private to "olvidarás": sá.
"olvidar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "olvidarás" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- olvidar ← lovidar · olbidar · olivdar · ollvidar · olvdiar · olviadr · olvidarr · olviddar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "olvidar" for "olvidarás" ever safe?
Frequency check: "olvidar" vs "olvidarás" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvidar" and "olvidarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olvidarás vs olvidaría". 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 #126,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.