vayáis vs vayan, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#38,442
“vayáis” frequency rank: #2,056
“vayan” frequency rank: 40498
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	vayáis	vayan
Definition	Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de ir.	Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de ir o de irse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vayáis and vayan apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

vayáis

5 ch

vayan

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. vayáis ([baˈʝajs]) and vayan ([ˈbaʝãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vayáis is recorded at frequency rank #38,442, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈʝajs]. vayan is at rank #2,056, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbaʝãn].

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 40498, this pair ranks #158,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vayáis vs vayan

Shared letters: avy. Private to "vayáis": isá. Private to "vayan": n.

"vayáis" · 6 letters · shape CVVVVC · "vayan" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

vayan ← avyan · bayan · vaayn · vayann · vayna · vayyan · vvayan · vyaan

Frequency comparison

vayáis#38,442

vayan#2,056

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vayáis" and "vayan" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([baˈʝajs] versus [ˈbaʝãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "vayáis" or "vayan"?

"vayan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,056 in our Spanish list, against #38,442 for "vayáis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering vayáis vs vayan

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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