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Which to use

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

#32,926
“vomitando” frequency rank
#8,455
“votando” frequency rank
41381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vomitando votando
Definition Gerundio de vomitar. Gerundio de votar.

Where the eye mixes vomitando and votando

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
vomitando
7 ch
votando

Visual trap between vomitando and votando

A purely visual mix-up. vomitando ([bomiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) and votando ([boˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 41381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vomitando is recorded at frequency rank #32,926, classified as averb, pronounced [bomiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. votando is at rank #8,455, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].

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 41381, this pair ranks #153,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vomitando vs votando

Shared letters: adnotv. Private to "vomitando": im. Private to "votando": -.

"vomitando" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV  ·  "votando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vomitandobomitando · ovmitando · vmoitando · voimtando · vomiatndo · vomitadno · vomitanddo · vomitanndo
  • votandobotando · ovtando · voatndo · votadno · votanddo · votanndo · votanod · votnado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vomitando" and "votando" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bomiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] versus [boˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vomitando" or "votando"?
"votando" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,455 in our Spanish list, against #32,926 for "vomitando". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vomitando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #153,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vomitando" and "votando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "velando vs votando". 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 #153,963 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