olvidarásvsolvidaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#43,752
“olvidarás” frequency rank
#16,164
“olvidaron” frequency rank
59916
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature olvidarás olvidaron
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse.

Where the eye mixes olvidarás and olvidaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. olvidarás and olvidaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
olvidarás
9 ch
olvidaron

Look-alike desk: olvidarás vs olvidaron

A purely visual mix-up. olvidarás ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾas]) and olvidaron ([olβ̞iˈð̞aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

olvidarás is recorded at frequency rank #43,752, classified as averb, pronounced [olβ̞ið̞aˈɾas]. olvidaron is at rank #16,164, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞aɾõn].

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 59916, this pair ranks #60,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of olvidarás vs olvidaron

Shared letters: adilorv. Private to "olvidarás": sá. Private to "olvidaron": n.

"olvidarás" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "olvidaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olvidaron ← lovidaron · olbidaron · olivdaron · ollvidaron · olvdiaron · olviadron · olvidaorn · olvidarno

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "olvidarás" for "olvidaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾas] versus [olβ̞iˈð̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "olvidarás" or "olvidaron"?
"olvidaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,164 in our Spanish list, against #43,752 for "olvidarás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "olvidarás" and "olvidaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidarás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "olvidarás" and "olvidaron" 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 #60,830 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