comerávscomeríaWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#40,197
“comerá” frequency rank
#29,114
“comería” frequency rank
69311
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature comerá comería
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de comer o de comerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de comer o de comerse.

Where the eye mixes comerá and comería

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. comerá runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against comería's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
comerá
7 ch
comería

Why the eye confuses comerá with comería

A purely visual mix-up. comerá ([komeˈɾa]) and comería ([komeˈɾia]) 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 69311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

comerá is recorded at frequency rank #40,197, classified as averb, pronounced [komeˈɾa]. comería is at rank #29,114, tagged as averb, pronounced [komeˈɾia].

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 69311, this pair ranks #32,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of comerá vs comería

Shared letters: cemor. Private to "comerá": á. Private to "comería": aí.

"comerá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "comería" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "comerá" for "comería" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([komeˈɾa] versus [komeˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "comerá" vs "comería" - which ranks higher?
"comería" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,114 in our Spanish list, against #40,197 for "comerá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "comerá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "comería" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "comerá" and "comería" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cederá vs comerá". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #32,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list