funcionarávsfuncionaríaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,863
“funcionará” frequency rank
#23,790
“funcionaría” frequency rank
40653
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature funcionará funcionaría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de funcionar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de funcionar.

Where the spellings diverge

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

10 ch
funcionará
11 ch
funcionaría

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. funcionará ([fũnsjonaˈɾa]) and funcionaría ([fũnsjonaˈɾia]) 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 40653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

funcionará is recorded at frequency rank #16,863, classified as averb, pronounced [fũnsjonaˈɾa]. funcionaría is at rank #23,790, tagged as averb, pronounced [fũnsjonaˈɾia].

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 40653, this pair ranks #157,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of funcionará vs funcionaría

Shared letters: acfinoru. Private to "funcionará": á. Private to "funcionaría": í.

"funcionará" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV  ·  "funcionaría" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVV

Frequency comparison

funcionará#16,863
funcionaría#23,790

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "funcionará" and "funcionaría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fũnsjonaˈɾa] versus [fũnsjonaˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "funcionará" or "funcionaría"?
"funcionará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,863 in our Spanish list, against #23,790 for "funcionaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering funcionará vs funcionaría

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list