Which to use
“olviden” and “olvídense” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,390
- “olviden” frequency rank
- #45,481
- “olvídense” frequency rank
- 55871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olviden | olvídense |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de olvidar o de olvidarse. | Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de olvidarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes olviden and olvídense
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. olviden runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against olvídense's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: olviden vs olvídense
A purely visual mix-up. olviden ([olˈβ̞ið̞ẽn]) and olvídense ([olˈβ̞ið̞ẽnse]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olviden is recorded at frequency rank #10,390, classified as averb, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞ẽn]. olvídense is at rank #45,481, tagged as averb, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞ẽnse].
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 55871, this pair ranks #76,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of olviden vs olvídense
Shared letters: delnov. Private to "olviden": i. Private to "olvídense": sí.
"olviden" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "olvídense" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- olviden ← loviden · olbiden · olivden · ollviden · olvdien · olvidden · olvidenn · olvidne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "olviden" for "olvídense" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "olviden" or "olvídense" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "olviden" and "olvídense" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "olviden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olvídense" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olviden" and "olvídense" 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 #76,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.