Which to use
“esperad” and “esperará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,627
- “esperad” frequency rank
- #38,100
- “esperará” frequency rank
- 87727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | esperad | esperará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de esperar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse. |
Where the eye mixes esperad and esperará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. esperad runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against esperará's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between esperad and esperará
A purely visual mix-up. esperad ([espeˈɾað̞]) and esperará ([espeɾaˈɾa]) 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 87727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
esperad is recorded at frequency rank #49,627, classified as averb, pronounced [espeˈɾað̞]. esperará is at rank #38,100, tagged as averb, pronounced [espeɾaˈɾa].
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 87727, this pair ranks #4,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of esperad vs esperará
Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "esperad": d. Private to "esperará": á.
"esperad" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "esperará" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- esperad ← epserad · eseprad · espeard · esperadd · esperda · esperrad · espperad · espread
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "esperad" and "esperará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "esperad" or "esperará" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "esperad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "esperará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "esperad" and "esperará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "esperad vs esperadas". 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 #4,285 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.