cumplió vs cumplirá, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#6,281
“cumplió” frequency rank: #16,068
“cumplirá” frequency rank: 22349
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	cumplió	cumplirá
Definition	Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de cumplir.	Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de cumplir.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch

cumplió

8 ch

cumplirá

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. cumplió ([kũmˈpljo]) and cumplirá ([kũmpliˈɾa]) 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 22349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cumplió is recorded at frequency rank #6,281, classified as averb, pronounced [kũmˈpljo]. cumplirá is at rank #16,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [kũmpliˈɾa].

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 22349, this pair ranks #250,744 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of cumplió vs cumplirá

Shared letters: cilmpu. Private to "cumplió": ó. Private to "cumplirá": rá.

"cumplió" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV · "cumplirá" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Frequency comparison

cumplió#6,281

cumplirá#16,068

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "cumplió" and "cumplirá" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([kũmˈpljo] versus [kũmpliˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "cumplió" or "cumplirá"?

"cumplió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,281 in our Spanish list, against #16,068 for "cumplirá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering cumplió vs cumplirá

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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