Which to use
“olvidas” and “olvidaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,528
- “olvidas” frequency rank
- #16,919
- “olvidaste” frequency rank
- 30447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvidas | olvidaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente 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 olvidas and olvidaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. olvidas runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against olvidaste's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses olvidas with olvidaste
A purely visual mix-up. olvidas ([olˈβ̞ið̞as]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “olvidas” sits inside “olvidaste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olvidas is recorded at frequency rank #13,528, classified as averb, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞as]. 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 30447, this pair ranks #211,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of olvidas vs olvidaste
Shared letters: adilosv. Private to "olvidas": -. Private to "olvidaste": et.
"olvidas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "olvidaste" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "olvidas" for "olvidaste" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "olvidas" or "olvidaste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidas" 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 #211,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvidas" and "olvidaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "oídas vs olvidas". 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 #211,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.