ampliarávsaplicaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#43,374
“ampliará” frequency rank
#17,339
“aplicará” frequency rank
60713
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ampliará aplicará
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de ampliar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de aplicar o de aplicarse.

Where the spellings diverge

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

8 ch
ampliará
8 ch
aplicará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. ampliará ([ãmpljaˈɾa]) and aplicará ([aplikaˈɾa]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ampliará is recorded at frequency rank #43,374, classified as averb, pronounced [ãmpljaˈɾa]. aplicará is at rank #17,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [aplikaˈɾa].

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 60713, this pair ranks #57,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ampliará vs aplicará

Shared letters: ailprá. Private to "ampliará": m. Private to "aplicará": c.

"ampliará" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVVCV  ·  "aplicará" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Frequency comparison

ampliará#43,374
aplicará#17,339

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ampliará" and "aplicará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ãmpljaˈɾa] versus [aplikaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ampliará" or "aplicará"?
"aplicará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,339 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 ampliará vs aplicará

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 “ampliará” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list