votanvsvoteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,692
“votan” frequency rank
#7,646
“vote” frequency rank
19338
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votan vote
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de votar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de votar.

Where the eye mixes votan and vote

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
votan
4 ch
vote

Why the eye confuses votan with vote

A purely visual mix-up. votan ([ˈbot̪ãn]) and vote ([ˈbot̪e]) 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 19338, 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]. vote is at rank #7,646, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbot̪e].

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 19338, this pair ranks #264,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of votan vs vote

Shared letters: otv. Private to "votan": an. Private to "vote": e.

"votan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "vote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votanbotan · ovtan · voatn · votann · votna · vottan · vtoan · vvotan
  • votebote · ovte · voet · votte · vtoe · vvote

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "votan" and "vote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbot̪ãn] versus [ˈbot̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "votan" or "vote"?
"vote" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,646 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.

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 "vote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #264,200 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "votan" and "vote" 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 #264,200 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