constarvsconstaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#24,802
“constar” frequency rank
#45,832
“constará” frequency rank
70634
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature constar constará
Definition Consistir, radicar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de constar.

Where the eye mixes constar and constará

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
constar
8 ch
constará

Why the eye confuses constar with constará

A purely visual mix-up. constar ([kõnsˈt̪aɾ]) and constará ([kõnst̪aˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “constar” sits inside “constará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

constar is recorded at frequency rank #24,802, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪aɾ]. constará is at rank #45,832, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnst̪aˈɾa].

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 70634, this pair ranks #29,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of constar vs constará

Shared letters: acnorst. Private to "constar": -. Private to "constará": á.

"constar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "constará" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • constarcconstar · cnostar · connstar · consatr · consstar · constarr · constra · consttar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "constar" for "constará" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsˈt̪aɾ] versus [kõnst̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "constar" vs "constará" - which ranks higher?
"constar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,802 in our Spanish list, against #45,832 for "constará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "constar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "constará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "constar" and "constará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constará vs costra". 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 #29,258 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