voltiosvsvotosWhich spelling fits?

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

#32,453
“voltios” frequency rank
#1,004
“votos” frequency rank
33457
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature voltios votos
Definition Forma del plural de voltio. Forma del plural de voto.

Where the eye mixes voltios and votos

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

7 ch
voltios
5 ch
votos

Visual trap between voltios and votos

A purely visual mix-up. voltios ([ˈbol̪t̪jos]) and votos ([ˈbot̪os]) 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 33457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

voltios is recorded at frequency rank #32,453, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbol̪t̪jos]. votos is at rank #1,004, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbot̪os].

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 33457, this pair ranks #196,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of voltios vs votos

Shared letters: ostv. Private to "voltios": il. Private to "votos": -.

"voltios" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "votos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voltios ← boltios · ovltios · vlotios · volitos · volltios · voltioss · voltiso · voltois
  • votos ← botos · ovtos · voots · votoss · votso · vottos · vtoos · vvotos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "voltios" for "votos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbol̪t̪jos] versus [ˈbot̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "voltios" or "votos"?
"votos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,004 in our Spanish list, against #32,453 for "voltios". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "voltios" and "votos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "voltios" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #196,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "voltios" and "votos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volteo vs voltios". 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 #196,701 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