votanvsvotaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,692
“votan” frequency rank
#7,940
“votaron” frequency rank
19632
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votan votaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de votar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de votar.

Where the eye mixes votan and votaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
votan
7 ch
votaron

Visual trap between votan and votaron

A purely visual mix-up. votan ([ˈbot̪ãn]) and votaron ([boˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19632, 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]. votaron is at rank #7,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪aɾõn].

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 19632, this pair ranks #262,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of votan vs votaron

Shared letters: anotv. Private to "votan": -. Private to "votaron": r.

"votan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "votaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votanbotan · ovtan · voatn · votann · votna · vottan · vtoan · vvotan
  • votaronbotaron · ovtaron · voatron · votaorn · votarno · votaronn · votarron · votraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "votan" and "votaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbot̪ãn] versus [boˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "votan" or "votaron"?
"votaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,940 in our Spanish list, against #11,692 for "votan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "votan" and "votaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "votan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #262,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "votan" and "votaron" 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 #262,901 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