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.
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?
Frequency check: "votan" vs "votará" - which ranks higher?
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.