costarávscostaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,332
“costará” frequency rank
#31,727
“costaron” frequency rank
47059
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set costará and costaron apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
costará
8 ch
costaron

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. costará ([kost̪aˈɾa]) and costaron ([kosˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 47059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

costará is recorded at frequency rank #15,332, classified as averb, pronounced [kost̪aˈɾa]. costaron is at rank #31,727, tagged as averb, pronounced [kosˈt̪aɾõn].

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 47059, this pair ranks #122,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of costará vs costaron

Shared letters: acorst. Private to "costará": á. Private to "costaron": n.

"costará" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "costaron" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • costaronccostaron · cosatron · cosstaron · costaorn · costarno · costaronn · costarron · costraon

Frequency comparison

costará#15,332
costaron#31,727

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "costará" and "costaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kost̪aˈɾa] versus [kosˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "costará" or "costaron"?
"costará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,332 in our Spanish list, against #31,727 for "costaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering costará vs costaron

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list