vemosvsvotemosWhich spelling fits?

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

#1,275
“vemos” frequency rank
#28,201
“votemos” frequency rank
29476
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes vemos and votemos

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

5 ch
vemos
7 ch
votemos

Why the eye confuses vemos with votemos

A purely visual mix-up. vemos ([ˈbemos]) and votemos ([boˈt̪emos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vemos is recorded at frequency rank #1,275, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbemos]. votemos is at rank #28,201, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪emos].

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 29476, this pair ranks #216,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vemos vs votemos

Shared letters: emosv. Private to "vemos": -. Private to "votemos": t.

"vemos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "votemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vemos ← bemos · evmos · vemmos · vemoss · vemso · veoms · vmeos · vvemos
  • votemos ← botemos · ovtemos · voetmos · votemmos · votemoss · votemso · voteoms · votmeos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vemos" for "votemos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbemos] versus [boˈt̪emos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vemos" vs "votemos" - which ranks higher?
"vemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,275 in our Spanish list, against #28,201 for "votemos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #216,828 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vemos" and "votemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valemos vs votemos". 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 #216,828 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