demostrarvsdemostraráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,394
“demostrar” frequency rank
#32,605
“demostrará” frequency rank
34999
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demostrar demostrará
Definition Hacer evidente o establecer con argumentos o razonamientos. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de demostrar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set demostrar and demostrará apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
demostrar
10 ch
demostrará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. demostrar ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾ]) and demostrará ([d̪emost̪ɾaˈɾa]) 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) - “demostrar” sits inside “demostrará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

demostrar is recorded at frequency rank #2,394, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾ]. demostrará is at rank #32,605, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪emost̪ɾaˈɾa].

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 34999, this pair ranks #188,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of demostrar vs demostrará

Shared letters: ademorst. Private to "demostrar": -. Private to "demostrará": á.

"demostrar" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "demostrará" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demostrarddemostrar · demmostrar · demosrtar · demosstrar · demostarr · demostrarr · demostrra · demostrrar

Frequency comparison

demostrar#2,394
demostrará#32,605

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "demostrar" and "demostrará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪emosˈt̪ɾaɾ] versus [d̪emost̪ɾaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "demostrar" or "demostrará"?
"demostrar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,394 in our Spanish list, against #32,605 for "demostrará". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering demostrar vs demostrará

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list