olvidarévsolvidasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,165
“olvidaré” frequency rank
#13,528
“olvidas” frequency rank
29693
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature olvidaré olvidas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse.

Where the eye mixes olvidaré and olvidas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. olvidaré runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against olvidas's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
olvidaré
7 ch
olvidas

Visual trap between olvidaré and olvidas

A purely visual mix-up. olvidaré ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe]) and olvidas ([olˈβ̞ið̞as]) 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 29693, 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]. olvidas is at rank #13,528, tagged as averb, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞as].

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 29693, this pair ranks #215,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of olvidaré vs olvidas

Shared letters: adilov. Private to "olvidaré": ré. Private to "olvidas": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olvidas ← lovidas · olbidas · olivdas · ollvidas · olvdias · olviads · olvidass · olviddas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "olvidaré" and "olvidas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe] versus [olˈβ̞ið̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "olvidaré" or "olvidas"?
"olvidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,528 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidaré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #215,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "olvidaré" and "olvidas" 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 #215,719 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