votamosvsvotemosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#14,486
“votamos” frequency rank
#28,201
“votemos” frequency rank
42687
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votamos votemos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de votar. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de votar.

Where the eye mixes votamos and votemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. votamos and votemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
votamos
7 ch
votemos

Look-alike desk: votamos vs votemos

A purely visual mix-up. votamos ([boˈt̪amos]) 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 a single letter - a in “votamos” becomes e in “votemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

votamos is recorded at frequency rank #14,486, classified as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪amos]. 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 42687, this pair ranks #146,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votamos vs votemos

Shared letters: mostv. Private to "votamos": a. Private to "votemos": e.

"votamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "votemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votamos ← botamos · ovtamos · voatmos · votammos · votamoss · votamso · votaoms · votmaos
  • votemos ← botemos · ovtemos · voetmos · votemmos · votemoss · votemso · voteoms · votmeos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "votamos" and "votemos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([boˈt̪amos] versus [boˈt̪emos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "votamos" or "votemos"?
"votamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,486 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "votamos" 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 #146,839 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "votamos" 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 #146,839 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