votaránvsvotaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,449
“votarán” frequency rank
#7,940
“votaron” frequency rank
35389
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature votarán votaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 votarán and votaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. votarán and votaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
votarán
7 ch
votaron

Look-alike desk: votarán vs votaron

A purely visual mix-up. votarán ([bot̪aˈɾãn]) 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 a single letter - á in “votarán” becomes o in “votaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

votarán is recorded at frequency rank #27,449, classified as averb, pronounced [bot̪aˈɾãn]. 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 35389, this pair ranks #186,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of votarán vs votaron

Shared letters: anortv. Private to "votarán": á. Private to "votaron": -.

"votarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "votaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "votarán" and "votaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bot̪aˈɾãn] versus [boˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "votarán" or "votaron" show up more?
"votaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,940 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "votarán" 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 #186,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "votarán" and "votaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "votaban vs votarán". 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 #186,363 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