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

#16,068
“cumplirá” frequency rank
#18,210
“cumplirse” frequency rank
34278
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature cumplirá cumplirse
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de cumplir. Llevarse a cabo, ejecutarse y hacerse realidad como se esperaba o se había ordenado.

Where the eye mixes cumplirá and cumplirse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. cumplirá runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against cumplirse's 9 (CVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
cumplirá
9 ch
cumplirse

Why the eye confuses cumplirá with cumplirse

A purely visual mix-up. cumplirá ([kũmpliˈɾa]) and cumplirse ([kũmˈpliɾse]) 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 34278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

cumplirá is recorded at frequency rank #16,068, classified as averb, pronounced [kũmpliˈɾa]. cumplirse is at rank #18,210, tagged as averb, pronounced [kũmˈpliɾse].

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 34278, this pair ranks #192,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of cumplirá vs cumplirse

Shared letters: cilmpru. Private to "cumplirá": á. Private to "cumplirse": es.

"cumplirá" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "cumplirse" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • cumplirseccumplirse · cmuplirse · cumlpirse · cummplirse · cumpilrse · cumplirce · cumplires · cumplirrse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "cumplirá" and "cumplirse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kũmpliˈɾa] versus [kũmˈpliɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "cumplirá" or "cumplirse"?
"cumplirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,068 in our Spanish list, against #18,210 for "cumplirse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "cumplirá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "cumplirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #192,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "cumplirá" and "cumplirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cumplirse vs cumpliste". 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 #192,318 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