esperarávsesperarseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,100
“esperará” frequency rank
#15,851
“esperarse” frequency rank
53951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature esperará esperarse
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse. Ser esperado.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set esperará and esperarse apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
esperará
9 ch
esperarse

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. esperará ([espeɾaˈɾa]) and esperarse ([espeˈɾaɾse]) 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 53951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

esperará is recorded at frequency rank #38,100, classified as averb, pronounced [espeɾaˈɾa]. esperarse is at rank #15,851, tagged as averb, pronounced [espeˈɾaɾse].

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 53951, this pair ranks #85,477 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of esperará vs esperarse

Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "esperará": á. Private to "esperarse": -.

"esperará" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "esperarse" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • esperarseepserarse · eseprarse · espearrse · esperarce · esperares · esperarrse · esperarsse · esperasre

Frequency comparison

esperará#38,100
esperarse#15,851

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "esperará" and "esperarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([espeɾaˈɾa] versus [espeˈɾaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "esperará" or "esperarse"?
"esperarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,851 in our Spanish list, against #38,100 for "esperará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering esperará vs esperarse

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list