aplicarvsaplicaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,861
“aplicar” frequency rank
#17,339
“aplicará” frequency rank
20200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aplicar aplicará
Definition Poner una cosa sobre o en contacto de otra. 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 aplicar and aplicará apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
aplicar
8 ch
aplicará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. aplicar ([apliˈkaɾ]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aplicar” sits inside “aplicará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aplicar is recorded at frequency rank #2,861, classified as averb, pronounced [apliˈkaɾ]. 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 20200, this pair ranks #260,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aplicar vs aplicará

Shared letters: acilpr. Private to "aplicar": -. Private to "aplicará": á.

"aplicar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "aplicará" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aplicaralpicar · apilcar · aplciar · apliacr · aplicarr · apliccar · aplicra · apllicar

Frequency comparison

aplicar#2,861
aplicará#17,339

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aplicar" and "aplicará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([apliˈkaɾ] versus [aplikaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aplicar" or "aplicará"?
"aplicar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,861 in our Spanish list, against #17,339 for "aplicará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aplicar 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 “aplicar” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list