desarrollanvsdesarrollaránWhat's the difference?

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

#7,414
“desarrollan” frequency rank
#42,384
“desarrollarán” frequency rank
49798
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature desarrollan desarrollarán
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de desarrollar o de desarrollarse.

Where the eye mixes desarrollan and desarrollarán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
desarrollan
13 ch
desarrollarán

Look-alike desk: desarrollan vs desarrollarán

A purely visual mix-up. desarrollan ([d̪esaˈroʝãn]) and desarrollarán ([d̪esaroʝaˈɾãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

desarrollan is recorded at frequency rank #7,414, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esaˈroʝãn]. desarrollarán is at rank #42,384, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esaroʝaˈɾãn].

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 49798, this pair ranks #106,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of desarrollan vs desarrollarán

Shared letters: adelnors. Private to "desarrollan": -. Private to "desarrollarán": á.

"desarrollan" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC  ·  "desarrollarán" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • desarrollanddesarrollan · deasrrollan · desarollan · desarorllan · desarrlolan · desarrolaln · desarrolan · desarrollann

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "desarrollan" and "desarrollarán" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esaˈroʝãn] versus [d̪esaroʝaˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "desarrollan" or "desarrollarán"?
"desarrollan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,414 in our Spanish list, against #42,384 for "desarrollarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "desarrollan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "desarrollarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #106,772 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "desarrollan" and "desarrollarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desarrollaban vs desarrollarán". 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 #106,772 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