Which to use
“alcanzadas” is an adjective and “alcanzará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,176
- “alcanzadas” frequency rank
- #23,657
- “alcanzará” frequency rank
- 64833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alcanzadas | alcanzará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de alcanzado. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de alcanzar o de alcanzarse. |
Where the eye mixes alcanzadas and alcanzará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alcanzadas runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against alcanzará's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alcanzadas with alcanzará
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alcanzadas is [alkãnˈsað̞as] while alcanzará is [alkãnsaˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alcanzadas is recorded at frequency rank #41,176, classified as anadj, pronounced [alkãnˈsað̞as]. alcanzará is at rank #23,657, tagged as averb, pronounced [alkãnsaˈɾa].
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 64833, this pair ranks #44,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alcanzadas vs alcanzará
Shared letters: aclnz. Private to "alcanzadas": ds. Private to "alcanzará": rá.
"alcanzadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "alcanzará" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alcanzadas ← aclanzadas · alacnzadas · alcanazdas · alcannzadas · alcanzaads · alcanzadass · alcanzaddas · alcanzadsa
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alcanzará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alcanzadas" and "alcanzará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alcanzadas vs alcanzas". 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 #44,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.