concentravscontendráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,935
“concentra” frequency rank
#37,523
“contendrá” frequency rank
49458
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature concentra contendrá
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de concentrar o de concentrarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de contener o de contenerse.

Where the eye mixes concentra and contendrá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

9 ch
concentra
9 ch
contendrá

Visual trap between concentra and contendrá

A purely visual mix-up. concentra ([kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾa]) and contendrá ([kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

concentra is recorded at frequency rank #11,935, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾa]. contendrá is at rank #37,523, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa].

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 49458, this pair ranks #108,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of concentra vs contendrá

Shared letters: cenort. Private to "concentra": a. Private to "contendrá": .

"concentra" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "contendrá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • concentracconcentra · cnocentra · cocnentra · conccentra · concenntra · concenrta · concentar · concentrra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "concentra" and "contendrá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõnˈsẽn̪t̪ɾa] versus [kõn̪t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "concentra" or "contendrá"?
"concentra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,935 in our Spanish list, against #37,523 for "contendrá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "concentra" and "contendrá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "concentra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "contendrá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "concentra" and "contendrá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "contendrá vs convendría". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #108,757 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