varadosvsvotadosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#32,029
“varados” frequency rank
#34,401
“votados” frequency rank
66430
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature varados votados
Definition Forma del plural de varado, participio de varar. Forma del plural de votado, participio de votar.

Where the eye mixes varados and votados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. varados and votados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
varados
7 ch
votados

Why the eye confuses varados with votados

A purely visual mix-up. varados ([baˈɾað̞os]) and votados ([boˈt̪að̞os]) 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 66430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

varados is recorded at frequency rank #32,029, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [baˈɾað̞os]. votados is at rank #34,401, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [boˈt̪að̞os].

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 66430, this pair ranks #39,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of varados vs votados

Shared letters: adosv. Private to "varados": r. Private to "votados": t.

"varados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "votados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • varados ← avrados · barados · vaardos · varaddos · varadoss · varadso · varaods · vardaos
  • votados ← botados · ovtados · voatdos · votaddos · votadoss · votadso · votaods · votdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "varados" and "votados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([baˈɾað̞os] versus [boˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "varados" or "votados"?
"varados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,029 in our Spanish list, against #34,401 for "votados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "varados" and "votados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "varados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #39,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "varados" and "votados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "visados vs votados". 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 #39,905 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