Which to use
“vuelvan” and “vuelve” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,791
- “vuelvan” frequency rank
- #1,005
- “vuelve” frequency rank
- 6796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vuelvan | vuelve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de volver o de volverse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de volver o de volverse. |
Where the eye mixes vuelvan and vuelve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: vuelvan vs vuelve
A purely visual mix-up. vuelvan ([ˈbwelβ̞ãn]) and vuelve ([ˈbwelβ̞e]) 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 6796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vuelvan is recorded at frequency rank #5,791, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelβ̞ãn]. vuelve is at rank #1,005, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbwelβ̞e].
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 6796, this pair ranks #309,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vuelvan vs vuelve
Shared letters: eluv. Private to "vuelvan": an. Private to "vuelve": -.
"vuelvan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "vuelve" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vuelvan" and "vuelve" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "vuelvan" or "vuelve"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelvan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vuelve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vuelvan" and "vuelve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vuelas vs vuelvan". 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 #309,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.