votanvsvotaráTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,692
“votan” frequency rank
#24,350
“votará” frequency rank
36042
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votan votará
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 votan and votará

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. votan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against votará's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
votan
6 ch
votará

Why the eye confuses votan with votará

A purely visual mix-up. votan ([ˈbot̪ãn]) 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 36042, 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]. 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 36042, this pair ranks #182,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votan vs votará

Shared letters: aotv. Private to "votan": n. Private to "votará": rá.

"votan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "votará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votan ← botan · ovtan · voatn · votann · votna · vottan · vtoan · vvotan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "votan" and "votará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbot̪ãn] versus [bot̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "votan" vs "votará" - which ranks higher?
"votan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,692 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.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "votan" 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 #182,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "votan" and "votará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votaban vs votará". 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 #182,807 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