ampliarvsampliaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,914
“ampliar” frequency rank
#43,374
“ampliará” frequency rank
49288
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ampliar ampliará
Definition Hacer más amplio, aumentar o hacer más grande en tamaño, profundidad, contenido, cantidad, duración o alcance; extender los límites de algo. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de ampliar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ampliar and ampliará apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
ampliar
8 ch
ampliará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. ampliar ([ãmˈpljaɾ]) and ampliará ([ãmpljaˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “ampliar” sits inside “ampliará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ampliar is recorded at frequency rank #5,914, classified as averb, pronounced [ãmˈpljaɾ]. ampliará is at rank #43,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [ãmpljaˈɾa].

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 49288, this pair ranks #109,684 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ampliar vs ampliará

Shared letters: ailmpr. Private to "ampliar": -. Private to "ampliará": á.

"ampliar" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVVC  ·  "ampliará" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ampliaramlpiar · ammpliar · ampilar · amplair · ampliarr · amplira · amplliar · amppliar

Frequency comparison

ampliar#5,914
ampliará#43,374

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ampliar" and "ampliará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ãmˈpljaɾ] versus [ãmpljaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ampliar" or "ampliará"?
"ampliar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,914 in our Spanish list, against #43,374 for "ampliará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ampliar vs ampliará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ampliar” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list