Which to use
“vacantes” and “votantes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,813
- “vacantes” frequency rank
- #3,663
- “votantes” frequency rank
- 17476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vacantes | votantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de vacante. | Forma del plural de votante. |
Where the eye mixes vacantes and votantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. vacantes and votantes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vacantes vs votantes
A purely visual mix-up. vacantes ([baˈkãn̪t̪es]) and votantes ([boˈt̪ãn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vacantes is recorded at frequency rank #13,813, classified as anadj, pronounced [baˈkãn̪t̪es]. votantes is at rank #3,663, tagged as anadj, pronounced [boˈt̪ãn̪t̪es].
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 17476, this pair ranks #271,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vacantes vs votantes
Shared letters: aenstv. Private to "vacantes": c. Private to "votantes": o.
"vacantes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "votantes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vacantes" for "votantes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vacantes" or "votantes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vacantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vacantes" and "votantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votantes vs votaste". 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 #271,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.