olvidéisvsolvidemosWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#34,706
“olvidéis” frequency rank
#9,505
“olvidemos” frequency rank
44211
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature olvidéis olvidemos
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de olvidar o de olvidarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de olvidar o de olvidarse.

Where the eye mixes olvidéis and olvidemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. olvidéis runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against olvidemos's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
olvidéis
9 ch
olvidemos

Visual trap between olvidéis and olvidemos

A purely visual mix-up. olvidéis ([olβ̞iˈð̞ejs]) and olvidemos ([olβ̞iˈð̞emos]) 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 44211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

olvidéis is recorded at frequency rank #34,706, classified as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞ejs]. olvidemos is at rank #9,505, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞emos].

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 44211, this pair ranks #138,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of olvidéis vs olvidemos

Shared letters: dilosv. Private to "olvidéis": é. Private to "olvidemos": em.

"olvidéis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC  ·  "olvidemos" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • olvidemos ← lovidemos · olbidemos · olivdemos · ollvidemos · olvdiemos · olviddemos · olvidemmos · olvidemoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "olvidéis" for "olvidemos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([olβ̞iˈð̞ejs] versus [olβ̞iˈð̞emos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "olvidéis" or "olvidemos" show up more?
"olvidemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,505 in our Spanish list, against #34,706 for "olvidéis". 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 "olvidéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "olvidemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "olvidéis" and "olvidemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olvidéis 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 #138,332 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