parecesvsparemosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,868
“pareces” frequency rank
#35,179
“paremos” frequency rank
45047
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pareces paremos
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de parecer o de parecerse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de parar o de pararse.

Where the eye mixes pareces and paremos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pareces and paremos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
pareces
7 ch
paremos

Why the eye confuses pareces with paremos

A purely visual mix-up. pareces ([paˈɾeses]) and paremos ([paˈɾemos]) 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 45047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pareces is recorded at frequency rank #9,868, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɾeses]. paremos is at rank #35,179, tagged as averb, pronounced [paˈɾemos].

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 45047, this pair ranks #133,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pareces vs paremos

Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "pareces": c. Private to "paremos": mo.

"pareces" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "paremos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pareces ← apreces · paerces · parcees · parecces · parecess · parecse · pareecs · pareses
  • paremos ← apremos · paermos · paremmos · paremoss · paremso · pareoms · parmeos · parremos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pareces" for "paremos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([paˈɾeses] versus [paˈɾemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pareces" or "paremos"?
"pareces" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,868 in our Spanish list, against #35,179 for "paremos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pareces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "paremos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #133,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pareces" and "paremos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paguemos vs paremos". 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 #133,682 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