vuelasvsvueleTell them apart

Which to use

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

#46,881
“vuelas” frequency rank
#29,892
“vuele” frequency rank
76773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vuelas vuele
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de volar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de volar.

Where the eye mixes vuelas and vuele

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. vuelas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against vuele's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
vuelas
5 ch
vuele

Visual trap between vuelas and vuele

A purely visual mix-up. vuelas ([ˈbwelas]) and vuele ([ˈbwele]) 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 76773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vuelas is recorded at frequency rank #46,881, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelas]. vuele is at rank #29,892, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbwele].

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 76773, this pair ranks #17,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vuelas vs vuele

Shared letters: eluv. Private to "vuelas": as. Private to "vuele": -.

"vuelas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "vuele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vuelas ← buelas · uvelas · veulas · vueals · vuelass · vuellas · vuelsa · vuleas
  • vuele ← buele · uvele · veule · vueel · vuelle · vulee · vvuele

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vuelas" for "vuele" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbwelas] versus [ˈbwele]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "vuelas" or "vuele" show up more?
"vuele" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,892 in our Spanish list, against #46,881 for "vuelas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "vuelas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vuele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vuelas" and "vuele" 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 #17,136 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