Which to use
“votados” is a participle and “votas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,401
- “votados” frequency rank
- #35,821
- “votas” frequency rank
- 70222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votados | votas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de votado, participio de votar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de votar. |
Where the eye mixes votados and votas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. votados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against votas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between votados and votas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: votados is [boˈt̪að̞os] while votas is [ˈbot̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votados is recorded at frequency rank #34,401, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [boˈt̪að̞os]. votas is at rank #35,821, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbot̪as].
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 70222, this pair ranks #30,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of votados vs votas
Shared letters: aostv. Private to "votados": d. Private to "votas": -.
"votados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "votas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "votados" and "votas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "votados" vs "votas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "votados" and "votas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "votados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "votas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votados" and "votas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Volta vs votas". 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 #30,198 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.