Which to use
“vuelan” and “vuelas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,585
- “vuelan” frequency rank
- #46,881
- “vuelas” frequency rank
- 60466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vuelan | vuelas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de volar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de volar. |
Where the eye mixes vuelan and vuelas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. vuelan and vuelas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between vuelan and vuelas
A purely visual mix-up. vuelan ([ˈbwelãn]) and vuelas ([ˈbwelas]) 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 - n in “vuelan” becomes s in “vuelas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vuelan is recorded at frequency rank #13,585, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelãn]. vuelas is at rank #46,881, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelas].
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 60466, this pair ranks #58,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vuelan vs vuelas
Shared letters: aeluv. Private to "vuelan": n. Private to "vuelas": s.
"vuelan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "vuelas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vuelan" for "vuelas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "vuelan" vs "vuelas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vuelan" and "vuelas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vuelan" and "vuelas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vuelas vs vueltos". 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 #58,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.