amarásvsamarseWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#45,114
“amarás” frequency rank
#48,200
“amarse” frequency rank
93314
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amarás amarse
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de amar. Forma pronominal de amar.

Where the eye mixes amarás and amarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. amarás (VCVCVC) and amarse (VCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
amarás
6 ch
amarse

Visual trap between amarás and amarse

A purely visual mix-up. amarás ([amaˈɾas]) and amarse ([aˈmaɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93314, 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]. amarse is at rank #48,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈmaɾse].

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 93314, this pair ranks #1,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of amarás vs amarse

Shared letters: amrs. Private to "amarás": á. Private to "amarse": e.

"amarás" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "amarse" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amarse ← aamrse · amarce · amares · amarrse · amarsse · amasre · ammarse · amrase

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "amarás" and "amarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([amaˈɾas] versus [aˈmaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "amarás" or "amarse" show up more?
"amarás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,114 in our Spanish list, against #48,200 for "amarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "amarás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "amarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amarás" and "amarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarse vs amaste". 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 #1,199 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