votarávsvotaronWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#24,350
“votará” frequency rank
#7,940
“votaron” frequency rank
32290
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votará votaron
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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de votar.

Where the eye mixes votará and votaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. votará runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against votaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
votará
7 ch
votaron

Look-alike desk: votará vs votaron

A purely visual mix-up. votará ([bot̪aˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32290, 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]. 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 32290, this pair ranks #202,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votará vs votaron

Shared letters: aortv. Private to "votará": á. Private to "votaron": n.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • votaron ← botaron · ovtaron · voatron · votaorn · votarno · votaronn · votarron · votraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "votará" and "votaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bot̪aˈɾa] versus [boˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "votará" vs "votaron" - which ranks higher?
"votaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,940 in our Spanish list, against #24,350 for "votará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "votaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "votará" and "votaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votaban vs votará". 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 #202,742 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