Which to use
“olvide” and “olviden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,996
- “olvide” frequency rank
- #10,390
- “olviden” frequency rank
- 16386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvide | olviden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo 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 olvide and olviden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. olvide runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against olviden's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: olvide vs olviden
A purely visual mix-up. olvide ([olˈβ̞ið̞e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “olvide” sits inside “olviden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olvide is recorded at frequency rank #5,996, classified as averb, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞e]. 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 16386, this pair ranks #276,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of olvide vs olviden
Shared letters: deilov. Private to "olvide": -. Private to "olviden": n.
"olvide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "olviden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "olvide" for "olviden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "olvide" vs "olviden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "olvide" and "olviden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "olvide" 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 #276,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvide" and "olviden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olviden vs olvídense". 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 #276,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.