vuelevsvuelvaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#29,892
“vuele” frequency rank
#2,480
“vuelva” frequency rank
32372
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vuele vuelva
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de volar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de volver o de volverse.

Where the eye mixes vuele and vuelva

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
vuele
6 ch
vuelva

Why the eye confuses vuele with vuelva

A purely visual mix-up. vuele ([ˈbwele]) and vuelva ([ˈbwelβ̞a]) 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 32372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vuele is recorded at frequency rank #29,892, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbwele]. vuelva is at rank #2,480, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelβ̞a].

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 32372, this pair ranks #202,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vuele vs vuelva

Shared letters: eluv. Private to "vuele": -. Private to "vuelva": a.

"vuele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "vuelva" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vuelebuele · uvele · veule · vueel · vuelle · vulee · vvuele
  • vuelvabuelba · uvelva · veulva · vuelav · vuellva · vuelvva · vuevla · vuleva

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vuele" for "vuelva" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbwele] versus [ˈbwelβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vuele" vs "vuelva" - which ranks higher?
"vuelva" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,480 in our Spanish list, against #29,892 for "vuele". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "vuele" and "vuelva" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vuele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vuelva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vuele" and "vuelva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vuelas vs vuele". 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 #202,318 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