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“olvidar” and “olvidaré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,516
“olvidar” frequency rank
#16,165
“olvidaré” frequency rank
18681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature olvidar olvidaré
Definition Perder el recuerdo o la memoria de algo. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse.

Where the eye mixes olvidar and olvidaré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. olvidar runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against olvidaré's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
olvidar
8 ch
olvidaré

Visual trap between olvidar and olvidaré

A purely visual mix-up. olvidar ([olβ̞iˈð̞aɾ]) and olvidaré ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe]) 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 extra letter(s) - “olvidar” sits inside “olvidaré”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18681, 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]. olvidaré is at rank #16,165, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe].

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 18681, this pair ranks #266,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of olvidar vs olvidaré

Shared letters: adilorv. Private to "olvidar": -. Private to "olvidaré": é.

"olvidar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "olvidaré" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olvidar ← lovidar · olbidar · olivdar · ollvidar · olvdiar · olviadr · olvidarr · olviddar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "olvidar" and "olvidaré" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([olβ̞iˈð̞aɾ] versus [olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "olvidar" vs "olvidaré" - which ranks higher?
"olvidar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,516 in our Spanish list, against #16,165 for "olvidaré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidaré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "olvidar" and "olvidaré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olvidarás vs olvidaré". 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 #266,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list