Which to use
“podéis” is a verb and “poderes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,243
- “podéis” frequency rank
- #2,129
- “poderes” frequency rank
- 7372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | podéis | poderes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de podar. | Forma del plural de poder. |
Where the eye mixes podéis and poderes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between podéis and poderes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: podéis is [poˈð̞ejs] while poderes is [poˈð̞eɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
podéis is recorded at frequency rank #5,243, classified as averb, pronounced [poˈð̞ejs]. poderes is at rank #2,129, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poˈð̞eɾes].
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 7372, this pair ranks #308,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of podéis vs poderes
Shared letters: dops. Private to "podéis": ié. Private to "poderes": er.
"podéis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "poderes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- poderes ← opderes · pdoeres · podderes · podeers · poderess · poderres · poderse · podrees
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "podéis" and "poderes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "podéis" or "poderes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "podéis" and "poderes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "podéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poderes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "podéis" and "poderes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "podéis 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 #308,171 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.