votarvsvotaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,663
“votar” frequency rank
#24,350
“votará” frequency rank
26013
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votar votará
Definition Emitir el voto, dar su parecer una persona en una votación o acto electoral. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de votar.

Where the eye mixes votar and votará

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

5 ch
votar
6 ch
votará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. votar ([boˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “votar” sits inside “votará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

votar is recorded at frequency rank #1,663, classified as averb, pronounced [boˈt̪aɾ]. 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 26013, this pair ranks #233,747 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votar vs votará

Shared letters: aortv. Private to "votar": -. Private to "votará": á.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votarovtar · voatr · votarr · votra · vottar · vtoar · vvotar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "votar" and "votará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([boˈt̪aɾ] versus [bot̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "votar" or "votará"?
"votar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,663 in our Spanish list, against #24,350 for "votará". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list