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Which to use

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

#27,353
“podáis” frequency rank
#3,434
“podamos” frequency rank
30787
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature podáis podamos
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de podar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de podar.

Where the eye mixes podáis and podamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. podáis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against podamos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
podáis
7 ch
podamos

Look-alike desk: podáis vs podamos

A purely visual mix-up. podáis ([poˈð̞ajs]) and podamos ([poˈð̞amos]) 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 30787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

podáis is recorded at frequency rank #27,353, classified as averb, pronounced [poˈð̞ajs]. podamos is at rank #3,434, tagged as averb, pronounced [poˈð̞amos].

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 30787, this pair ranks #210,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of podáis vs podamos

Shared letters: dops. Private to "podáis": iá. Private to "podamos": am.

"podáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "podamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • podamos ← opdamos · pdoamos · poadmos · podammos · podamoss · podamso · podaoms · poddamos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "podáis" and "podamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([poˈð̞ajs] versus [poˈð̞amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "podáis" or "podamos" show up more?
"podamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,434 in our Spanish list, against #27,353 for "podáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "podáis" and "podamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "podáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "podamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #210,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "podáis" and "podamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "podáis vs ponéis". 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 #210,302 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