aumentarvsaumentaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,067
“aumentar” frequency rank
#18,159
“aumentará” frequency rank
20226
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aumentar aumentará
Definition Hacer más grande una cantidad, número, extensión, volumen, importancia o magnitud. 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 aumentar and aumentará apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
aumentar
9 ch
aumentará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. aumentar ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “aumentar” sits inside “aumentará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aumentar is recorded at frequency rank #2,067, classified as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. 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 20226, this pair ranks #260,260 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aumentar vs aumentará

Shared letters: aemnrtu. Private to "aumentar": -. Private to "aumentará": á.

"aumentar" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC  ·  "aumentará" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aumentaramuentar · auemntar · aumenatr · aumenntar · aumentarr · aumentra · aumenttar · aumetnar

Frequency comparison

aumentar#2,067
aumentará#18,159

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aumentar" and "aumentará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aumentar" or "aumentará"?
"aumentar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,067 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 aumentar 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 “aumentar” 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