Which to use
“voces” is a noun and “voten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,536
- “voces” frequency rank
- #10,247
- “voten” frequency rank
- 12783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | voces | voten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de voz. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de votar. |
Where the eye mixes voces and voten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: voces vs voten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: voces is [ˈboses] while voten is [ˈbot̪ẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
voces is recorded at frequency rank #2,536, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈboses]. voten is at rank #10,247, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbot̪ẽn].
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 12783, this pair ranks #290,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of voces vs voten
Shared letters: eov. Private to "voces": cs. Private to "voten": nt.
"voces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "voten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "voces" for "voten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "voces" or "voten"?
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 "voces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "voten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "voces" and "voten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Vogel vs voten". 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 #290,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.