# we vs were

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### we
*pronoun · IPA [wiː] · frequency rank #4,294*
Nosotros, pronombre personal de primera persona plural.

### were
*verb · IPA /wɜː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19,290*
Segunda persona del singular (you) del pasado simple (irregular) de indicativo del verbo (to) be

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/we-vs-were