volvemosvsvotemosWhich spelling fits?

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

#6,370
“volvemos” frequency rank
#28,201
“votemos” frequency rank
34571
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature volvemos votemos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de volver o de volverse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de votar.

Where the eye mixes volvemos and votemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
volvemos
7 ch
votemos

Visual trap between volvemos and votemos

A purely visual mix-up. volvemos ([bolˈβ̞emos]) and votemos ([boˈt̪emos]) 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 34571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

volvemos is recorded at frequency rank #6,370, classified as averb, pronounced [bolˈβ̞emos]. votemos is at rank #28,201, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪emos].

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 34571, this pair ranks #190,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of volvemos vs votemos

Shared letters: emosv. Private to "volvemos": l. Private to "votemos": t.

"volvemos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "votemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • volvemosbolbemos · ovlvemos · vlovemos · volevmos · vollvemos · volvemmos · volvemoss · volvemso
  • votemosbotemos · ovtemos · voetmos · votemmos · votemoss · votemso · voteoms · votmeos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "volvemos" and "votemos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bolˈβ̞emos] versus [boˈt̪emos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "volvemos" vs "votemos" - which ranks higher?
"volvemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,370 in our Spanish list, against #28,201 for "votemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "volvemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #190,699 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "volvemos" and "votemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "valemos vs votemos". 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 #190,699 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