Which to use
“vámonos” is a verb and “vamos” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,014
- “vámonos” frequency rank
- #259
- “vamos” frequency rank
- 19273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vámonos | vamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de irse (con el pronombre «nos» enclítico). | Denota una forma de estimular o aupar a una persona o animal o de darle ánimos. |
Where the eye mixes vámonos and vamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vámonos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against vamos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vámonos and vamos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vámonos is [ˈbamonos] while vamos is [ˈbamos]. 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 intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vámonos is recorded at frequency rank #19,014, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbamonos]. vamos is at rank #259, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈbamos].
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 19273, this pair ranks #264,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vámonos vs vamos
Shared letters: mosv. Private to "vámonos": ná. Private to "vamos": a.
"vámonos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "vamos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vamos ← avmos · bamos · vammos · vamoss · vamso · vaoms · vmaos · vvamos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vámonos" and "vamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vámonos" or "vamos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vámonos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vámonos" and "vamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vamos vs visos". 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 #264,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.