dispondrávsdisponíaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,748
“dispondrá” frequency rank
#15,596
“disponía” frequency rank
47344
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dispondrá disponía
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de disponer o de disponerse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de disponer o de disponerse.

Where the eye mixes dispondrá and disponía

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dispondrá runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against disponía's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
dispondrá
8 ch
disponía

Look-alike desk: dispondrá vs disponía

A purely visual mix-up. dispondrá ([d̪ispõn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) and disponía ([d̪ispoˈnia]) 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 47344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dispondrá is recorded at frequency rank #31,748, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ispõn̪ˈd̪ɾa]. disponía is at rank #15,596, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ispoˈnia].

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 47344, this pair ranks #120,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dispondrá vs disponía

Shared letters: dinops. Private to "dispondrá": rá. Private to "disponía": aí.

"dispondrá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "disponía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dispondrá" and "disponía" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪ispõn̪ˈd̪ɾa] versus [d̪ispoˈnia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dispondrá" or "disponía" show up more?
"disponía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,596 in our Spanish list, against #31,748 for "dispondrá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dispondrá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disponía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #120,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dispondrá" and "disponía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispensa vs disponía". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #120,560 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