Which to use
“votan” and “votando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,692
- “votan” frequency rank
- #8,455
- “votando” frequency rank
- 20147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votan | votando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de votar. | Gerundio de votar. |
Where the eye mixes votan and votando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses votan with votando
A purely visual mix-up. votan ([ˈbot̪ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “votan” sits inside “votando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
votan is recorded at frequency rank #11,692, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbot̪ãn]. 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 20147, this pair ranks #260,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of votan vs votando
Shared letters: anotv. Private to "votan": -. Private to "votando": d.
"votan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "votando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "votan" for "votando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "votan" or "votando"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "votan" 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 #260,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votan" and "votando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votaban vs votan". 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 #260,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.