Which to use
“sabíamos” is a verb and “sabios” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,535
- “sabíamos” frequency rank
- #13,139
- “sabios” frequency rank
- 22674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sabíamos | sabios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de saber. | Forma del plural de sabio. |
Where the eye mixes sabíamos and sabios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sabíamos runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against sabios's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sabíamos and sabios
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sabíamos is [saˈβ̞iamos] while sabios is [ˈsaβ̞jos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 22674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sabíamos is recorded at frequency rank #9,535, classified as averb, pronounced [saˈβ̞iamos]. sabios is at rank #13,139, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsaβ̞jos].
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 22674, this pair ranks #249,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sabíamos vs sabios
Shared letters: abos. Private to "sabíamos": mí. Private to "sabios": i.
"sabíamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "sabios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sabios ← asbios · sabbios · sabioss · sabiso · sabois · saibos · savios · sbaios
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sabíamos" for "sabios" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sabíamos" vs "sabios" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sabíamos" and "sabios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sabíamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sabios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sabíamos" and "sabios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sabios vs subís". 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 #249,239 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.