Which to use
“vetado” is a verb and “votados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,449
- “vetado” frequency rank
- #34,401
- “votados” frequency rank
- 72850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vetado | votados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de vetar. | Forma del plural de votado, participio de votar. |
Where the eye mixes vetado and votados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vetado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against votados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vetado with votados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: vetado is [beˈt̪að̞o] while votados is [boˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vetado is recorded at frequency rank #38,449, classified as averb, pronounced [beˈt̪að̞o]. 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 72850, this pair ranks #24,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vetado vs votados
Shared letters: adotv. Private to "vetado": e. Private to "votados": s.
"vetado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "votados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vetado" for "votados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vetado" or "votados"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vetado" 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 #24,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vetado" and "votados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velado vs vetado". 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 #24,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.