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.
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
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Useful next steps
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- 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.