aumentarávsaumentaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,159
“aumentará” frequency rank
#10,452
“aumentaron” frequency rank
28611
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aumentará aumentaron
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de aumentar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aumentar.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
aumentará
10 ch
aumentaron

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. aumentará ([awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and aumentaron ([awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aumentará is recorded at frequency rank #18,159, classified as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾa]. aumentaron is at rank #10,452, tagged as averb, pronounced [awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].

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 28611, this pair ranks #221,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aumentará vs aumentaron

Shared letters: aemnrtu. Private to "aumentará": á. Private to "aumentaron": o.

"aumentará" · 9 letters · shape VVCVCCVCV  ·  "aumentaron" · 10 letters · shape VVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aumentaronamuentaron · auemntaron · aumenatron · aumenntaron · aumentaorn · aumentarno · aumentaronn · aumentarron

Frequency comparison

aumentará#18,159
aumentaron#10,452

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aumentará" and "aumentaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([awmẽn̪t̪aˈɾa] versus [awmẽn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aumentará" or "aumentaron"?
"aumentaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,452 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 aumentará vs aumentaron

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list