votavsvotaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,575
“vota” frequency rank
#24,350
“votará” frequency rank
29925
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vota votará
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de votar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de votar.

Where the eye mixes vota and votará

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
vota
6 ch
votará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. vota ([ˈbot̪a]) and votará ([bot̪aˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “vota” sits inside “votará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vota is recorded at frequency rank #5,575, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbot̪a]. votará is at rank #24,350, tagged as averb, pronounced [bot̪aˈɾa].

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 29925, this pair ranks #214,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vota vs votará

Shared letters: aotv. Private to "vota": -. Private to "votará": .

"vota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "votará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votaovta · voat · votta · vtoa · vvota

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vota" and "votará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbot̪a] versus [bot̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vota" or "votará"?
"vota" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,575 in our Spanish list, against #24,350 for "votará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list