violadosvsvotadosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#37,376
“violados” frequency rank
#34,401
“votados” frequency rank
71777
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature violados votados
Definition Forma del plural de violado, participio de violar. Forma del plural de votado, participio de votar.

Where the eye mixes violados and votados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. violados runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against votados's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
violados
7 ch
votados

Why the eye confuses violados with votados

A purely visual mix-up. violados ([bjoˈlað̞os]) and votados ([boˈt̪að̞os]) 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 71777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

violados is recorded at frequency rank #37,376, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [bjoˈlað̞os]. 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 71777, this pair ranks #26,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of violados vs votados

Shared letters: adosv. Private to "violados": il. Private to "votados": t.

"violados" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "votados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • violados ← biolados · ivolados · viloados · vioaldos · violaddos · violadoss · violadso · violaods
  • votados ← botados · ovtados · voatdos · votaddos · votadoss · votadso · votaods · votdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "violados" and "votados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bjoˈlað̞os] versus [boˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "violados" vs "votados" - which ranks higher?
"votados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,401 in our Spanish list, against #37,376 for "violados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "violados" 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 #26,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "violados" and "votados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "violados vs visados". 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 #26,773 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