aumentarvsaumentaríaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,067
“aumentar” frequency rank
#28,245
“aumentaría” frequency rank
30312
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aumentar aumentaría
Definition Hacer más grande una cantidad, número, extensión, volumen, importancia o magnitud. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de aumentar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set aumentar and aumentaría apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
aumentar
10 ch
aumentaría

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. aumentar ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and aumentaría ([awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾia]) 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) - “aumentar” sits inside “aumentaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30312, 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]. aumentaría is at rank #28,245, tagged as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾia].

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 30312, this pair ranks #212,599 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aumentar vs aumentaría

Shared letters: aemnrtu. Private to "aumentar": -. Private to "aumentaría": í.

"aumentar" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCCVC  ·  "aumentaría" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

aumentar#2,067
aumentaría#28,245

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aumentar" and "aumentaría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aumentar" or "aumentaría"?
"aumentar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,067 in our Spanish list, against #28,245 for "aumentaría". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering aumentar vs aumentaría

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