Which to use
“pensamos” and “pensemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,031
- “pensamos” frequency rank
- #15,446
- “pensemos” frequency rank
- 19477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pensamos | pensemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de pensar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes pensamos and pensemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pensamos and pensemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pensamos vs pensemos
A purely visual mix-up. pensamos ([pẽnˈsamos]) and pensemos ([pẽnˈsemos]) 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 a single letter - a in “pensamos” becomes e in “pensemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pensamos is recorded at frequency rank #4,031, classified as averb, pronounced [pẽnˈsamos]. pensemos is at rank #15,446, tagged as averb, pronounced [pẽnˈsemos].
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 19477, this pair ranks #263,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pensamos vs pensemos
Shared letters: emnops. Private to "pensamos": a. Private to "pensemos": -.
"pensamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "pensemos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pensamos" and "pensemos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pensamos" or "pensemos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pensamos" and "pensemos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pensamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pensemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pensamos" and "pensemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pensemos vs pésimos". 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 #263,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.