casarávscostaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,879
“casará” frequency rank
#15,332
“costará” frequency rank
64211
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature casará costará
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de casar o de casarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de costar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set casará and costará apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
casará
7 ch
costará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. casará ([kasaˈɾa]) and costará ([kost̪aˈɾa]) 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 64211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

casará is recorded at frequency rank #48,879, classified as averb, pronounced [kasaˈɾa]. costará is at rank #15,332, tagged as averb, pronounced [kost̪aˈɾa].

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 64211, this pair ranks #46,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of casará vs costará

Shared letters: acrsá. Private to "casará": -. Private to "costará": ot.

"casará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "costará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Frequency comparison

casará#48,879
costará#15,332

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "casará" and "costará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kasaˈɾa] versus [kost̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "casará" or "costará"?
"costará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,332 in our Spanish list, against #48,879 for "casará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering casará vs costará

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list