Which to use
“pote” and “potes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,285
- “pote” frequency rank
- #48,003
- “potes” frequency rank
- 81288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pote | potes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Recipiente o vasija que se emplea para diferentes fines, tales como guisar, tener flores, guardar líquidos, etc. Tradicionalmente tiene barriga o una forma similar a la de una jarra. | Forma del plural de pote. |
Where the eye mixes pote and potes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pote runs 4 letters (CVCV) against potes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pote with potes
A purely visual mix-up. pote ([ˈpot̪e]) and potes ([ˈpot̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pote” sits inside “potes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pote is recorded at frequency rank #33,285, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpot̪e]. potes is at rank #48,003, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpot̪es].
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 81288, this pair ranks #10,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pote vs potes
Shared letters: eopt. Private to "pote": -. Private to "potes": s.
"pote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "potes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pote" and "potes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pote" vs "potes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pote" and "potes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "potes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pote" and "potes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "postas vs potes". 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 #10,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.