olvidarévsolvidarseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,165
“olvidaré” frequency rank
#12,436
“olvidarse” frequency rank
28601
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes olvidaré and olvidarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. olvidaré runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against olvidarse's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
olvidaré
9 ch
olvidarse

Look-alike desk: olvidaré vs olvidarse

A purely visual mix-up. olvidaré ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe]) and olvidarse ([olβ̞iˈð̞aɾse]) 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 28601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

olvidaré is recorded at frequency rank #16,165, classified as averb, pronounced [olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe]. olvidarse is at rank #12,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞aɾse].

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 28601, this pair ranks #221,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of olvidaré vs olvidarse

Shared letters: adilorv. Private to "olvidaré": é. Private to "olvidarse": es.

"olvidaré" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "olvidarse" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olvidarse ← lovidarse · olbidarse · olivdarse · ollvidarse · olvdiarse · olviadrse · olvidarce · olvidares

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "olvidaré" for "olvidarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe] versus [olβ̞iˈð̞aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "olvidaré" or "olvidarse" show up more?
"olvidarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,436 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidaré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #221,205 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "olvidaré" and "olvidarse" 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 #221,205 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