Which to use
“votar” and “votaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,663
- “votar” frequency rank
- #7,940
- “votaron” frequency rank
- 9603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | votar | votaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Emitir el voto, dar su parecer una persona en una votación o acto electoral. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de votar. |
Where the eye mixes votar and votaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. votar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against votaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: votar vs votaron
A purely visual mix-up. votar ([boˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “votar” sits inside “votaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9603, 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]. 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 9603, this pair ranks #301,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of votar vs votaron
Shared letters: aortv. Private to "votar": -. Private to "votaron": n.
"votar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "votaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "votar" and "votaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "votar" vs "votaron" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "votar" and "votaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "votar" 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 #301,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "votar" and "votaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votaban vs votaron". 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 #301,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.