votarávsvotaránWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#24,350
“votará” frequency rank
#27,449
“votarán” frequency rank
51799
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votará votarán
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de votar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de votar.

Where the eye mixes votará and votarán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. votará runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against votarán's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
votará
7 ch
votarán

Visual trap between votará and votarán

A purely visual mix-up. votará ([bot̪aˈɾa]) and votarán ([bot̪aˈɾãn]) 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) - “votará” sits inside “votarán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

votará is recorded at frequency rank #24,350, classified as averb, pronounced [bot̪aˈɾa]. votarán is at rank #27,449, tagged as averb, pronounced [bot̪aˈɾãn].

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 51799, this pair ranks #95,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votará vs votarán

Shared letters: aortvá. Private to "votará": -. Private to "votarán": n.

"votará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "votarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "votará" for "votarán" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([bot̪aˈɾa] versus [bot̪aˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "votará" or "votarán"?
"votará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,350 in our Spanish list, against #27,449 for "votarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "votará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "votarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,976 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "votará" and "votarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votaban vs votarán". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #95,976 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