Which to use
“olvidas” and “olviden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,528
- “olvidas” frequency rank
- #10,390
- “olviden” frequency rank
- 23918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvidas | olviden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de olvidar o de olvidarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de olvidar o de olvidarse. |
Where the eye mixes olvidas and olviden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. olvidas and olviden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: olvidas vs olviden
A purely visual mix-up. olvidas ([olˈβ̞ið̞as]) and olviden ([olˈβ̞ið̞ẽn]) 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 23918, 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]. olviden is at rank #10,390, tagged as averb, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞ẽn].
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 23918, this pair ranks #243,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of olvidas vs olviden
Shared letters: dilov. Private to "olvidas": as. Private to "olviden": en.
"olvidas" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "olviden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "olvidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olviden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvidas" and "olviden" 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 #243,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.