Which to use
“paremos” is a verb and “pares” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,179
- “paremos” frequency rank
- #5,645
- “pares” frequency rank
- 40824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paremos | pares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de parar o de pararse. | Forma del plural de par. |
Where the eye mixes paremos and pares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: paremos vs pares
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: paremos is [paˈɾemos] while pares is [ˈpaɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paremos is recorded at frequency rank #35,179, classified as averb, pronounced [paˈɾemos]. pares is at rank #5,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpaɾes].
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 40824, this pair ranks #156,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paremos vs pares
Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "paremos": mo. Private to "pares": -.
"paremos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paremos" for "pares" ever safe?
Frequency check: "paremos" vs "pares" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "paremos" and "pares" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paremos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paremos" and "pares" 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 #156,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.