veamosvsvotamosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#4,665
“veamos” frequency rank
#14,486
“votamos” frequency rank
19151
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature veamos votamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de ver o de verse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de votar.

Where the eye mixes veamos and votamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. veamos runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against votamos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
veamos
7 ch
votamos

Look-alike desk: veamos vs votamos

A purely visual mix-up. veamos ([beˈamos]) and votamos ([boˈt̪amos]) 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 19151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

veamos is recorded at frequency rank #4,665, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈamos]. votamos is at rank #14,486, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪amos].

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 19151, this pair ranks #264,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of veamos vs votamos

Shared letters: amosv. Private to "veamos": e. Private to "votamos": t.

"veamos" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "votamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • veamos ← beamos · evamos · vaemos · veammos · veamoss · veamso · veaoms · vemaos
  • votamos ← botamos · ovtamos · voatmos · votammos · votamoss · votamso · votaoms · votmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "veamos" and "votamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([beˈamos] versus [boˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "veamos" or "votamos"?
"veamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,665 in our Spanish list, against #14,486 for "votamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "veamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #264,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "veamos" and "votamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votamos vs votaremos". 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 #264,961 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