aumentavsaumentaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#3,100
“aumenta” frequency rank
#18,159
“aumentará” frequency rank
21259
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aumenta aumentará
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aumentar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de aumentar.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
aumenta
9 ch
aumentará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. aumenta ([awˈmẽn̪t̪a]) and aumentará ([awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “aumenta” sits inside “aumentará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aumenta is recorded at frequency rank #3,100, classified as averb, pronounced [awˈmẽn̪t̪a]. aumentará is at rank #18,159, tagged as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾa].

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 21259, this pair ranks #255,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aumenta vs aumentará

Shared letters: aemntu. Private to "aumenta": -. Private to "aumentará": .

"aumenta" · 7 letters · shape VVCVCCV  ·  "aumentará" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aumentaamuenta · auemnta · aumenat · aumennta · aumentta · aumetna · aummenta · aumneta

Frequency comparison

aumenta#3,100
aumentará#18,159

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aumenta" and "aumentará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([awˈmẽn̪t̪a] versus [awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aumenta" or "aumentará"?
"aumenta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,100 in our Spanish list, against #18,159 for "aumentará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering aumenta vs aumentará

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 “aumenta” 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