olvidarévsolvidasteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,165
“olvidaré” frequency rank
#16,919
“olvidaste” frequency rank
33084
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature olvidaré olvidaste
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse.

Where the eye mixes olvidaré and olvidaste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
olvidaré
9 ch
olvidaste

Visual trap between olvidaré and olvidaste

A purely visual mix-up. olvidaré ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe]) and olvidaste ([olβ̞iˈð̞ast̪e]) 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 33084, 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]. olvidaste is at rank #16,919, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞ast̪e].

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 33084, this pair ranks #198,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of olvidaré vs olvidaste

Shared letters: adilov. Private to "olvidaré": . Private to "olvidaste": est.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olvidastelovidaste · olbidaste · olivdaste · ollvidaste · olvdiaste · olviadste · olvidaset · olvidasste

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "olvidaré" and "olvidaste" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([olβ̞ið̞aˈɾe] versus [olβ̞iˈð̞ast̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "olvidaré" vs "olvidaste" - which ranks higher?
"olvidaré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,165 in our Spanish list, against #16,919 for "olvidaste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "olvidaré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #198,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "olvidaré" and "olvidaste" 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 #198,658 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