Which to use
“veto” and “voto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,729
- “veto” frequency rank
- #1,209
- “voto” frequency rank
- 17938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | veto | voto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de vedar. | Manifestación por el cual un individuo suscribe una de las opciones posibles en una decisión. |
Where the eye mixes veto and voto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: veto vs voto
A purely visual mix-up. veto ([ˈbet̪o]) and voto ([ˈbot̪o]) 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 a single letter - e in “veto” becomes o in “voto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
veto is recorded at frequency rank #16,729, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbet̪o]. voto is at rank #1,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbot̪o].
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 17938, this pair ranks #269,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of veto vs voto
Shared letters: otv. Private to "veto": e. Private to "voto": -.
"veto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "voto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "veto" for "voto" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "veto" or "voto" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "veto" and "voto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "veto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "veto" and "voto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ved vs veto". 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 #269,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.