Which to use
“podemos” is a verb and “poderoso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #242
- “podemos” frequency rank
- #3,647
- “poderoso” frequency rank
- 3889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | podemos | poderoso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de podar. | Que posee mucho poder. |
Where the eye mixes podemos and poderoso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between podemos and poderoso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: podemos is [poˈð̞emos] while poderoso is [poð̞eˈɾoso]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
podemos is recorded at frequency rank #242, classified as averb, pronounced [poˈð̞emos]. poderoso is at rank #3,647, tagged as anadj, pronounced [poð̞eˈɾoso].
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 3889, this pair ranks #317,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of podemos vs poderoso
Shared letters: deops. Private to "podemos": m. Private to "poderoso": r.
"podemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "poderoso" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "podemos" for "poderoso" ever safe?
Which is more common, "podemos" or "poderoso"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "podemos" and "poderoso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "podemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poderoso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "podemos" and "poderoso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paremos vs podemos". 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 #317,348 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.