Which to use
“votaban” and “votará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,757
- “votaban” frequency rank
- #24,350
- “votará” frequency rank
- 73107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votaban | votará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto 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 votaban and votará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. votaban runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against votará's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between votaban and votará
A purely visual mix-up. votaban ([boˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votaban is recorded at frequency rank #48,757, classified as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 73107, this pair ranks #23,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of votaban vs votará
Shared letters: aotv. Private to "votaban": bn. Private to "votará": rá.
"votaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "votará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- votaban ← botaban · ovtaban · voatban · votaabn · votabann · votabban · votabna · votavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "votaban" and "votará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "votaban" vs "votará" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "votaban" and "votará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "votaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votaban" and "votará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "volaban vs votaban". 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 #23,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.