preocupamosvspreocupasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,122
“preocupamos” frequency rank
#32,818
“preocupas” frequency rank
60940
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature preocupamos preocupas
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de preocupar o de preocuparse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de preocupar o de preocuparse.

Where the eye mixes preocupamos and preocupas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

11 ch
preocupamos
9 ch
preocupas

Look-alike desk: preocupamos vs preocupas

A purely visual mix-up. preocupamos ([pɾeokuˈpamos]) and preocupas ([pɾeoˈkupas]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

preocupamos is recorded at frequency rank #28,122, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeokuˈpamos]. preocupas is at rank #32,818, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeoˈkupas].

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 60940, this pair ranks #57,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of preocupamos vs preocupas

Shared letters: aceoprsu. Private to "preocupamos": m. Private to "preocupas": -.

"preocupamos" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCVCVC  ·  "preocupas" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • preocupamosperocupamos · ppreocupamos · precoupamos · preoccupamos · preocpuamos · preocuapmos · preocupammos · preocupamoss
  • preocupasperocupas · ppreocupas · precoupas · preoccupas · preocpuas · preocuaps · preocupass · preocuppas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "preocupamos" for "preocupas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾeokuˈpamos] versus [pɾeoˈkupas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "preocupamos" vs "preocupas" - which ranks higher?
"preocupamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,122 in our Spanish list, against #32,818 for "preocupas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "preocupamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "preocupas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "preocupamos" and "preocupas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preocupas vs preocupéis". 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 #57,157 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