amarásvsamarrarWhich spelling fits?

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

#45,114
“amarás” frequency rank
#38,491
“amarrar” frequency rank
83605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amarás amarrar
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de amar. Utilizar ligaduras o nudos para que algo quede sujeto o inmóvil.

Where the eye mixes amarás and amarrar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. amarás runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against amarrar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
amarás
7 ch
amarrar

Visual trap between amarás and amarrar

A purely visual mix-up. amarás ([amaˈɾas]) and amarrar ([amaˈraɾ]) 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 83605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amarás is recorded at frequency rank #45,114, classified as averb, pronounced [amaˈɾas]. amarrar is at rank #38,491, tagged as averb, pronounced [amaˈraɾ].

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 83605, this pair ranks #7,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of amarás vs amarrar

Shared letters: amr. Private to "amarás": sá. Private to "amarrar": -.

"amarás" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "amarrar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amarrar ← aamrrar · amarar · amararr · amarrarr · amarrra · ammarrar · amrarar · maarrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "amarás" and "amarrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([amaˈɾas] versus [amaˈraɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "amarás" or "amarrar"?
"amarrar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,491 in our Spanish list, against #45,114 for "amarás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "amarás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "amarrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amarás" and "amarrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarás vs amarras". 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 #7,962 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