guardanvsguardaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,591
“guardan” frequency rank
#44,226
“guardará” frequency rank
55817
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature guardan guardará
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de guardar o de guardarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de guardar o de guardarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set guardan and guardará apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
guardan
8 ch
guardará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. guardan ([ˈgwaɾð̞ãn]) and guardará ([gwaɾð̞aˈɾa]) 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 55817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

guardan is recorded at frequency rank #11,591, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈgwaɾð̞ãn]. guardará is at rank #44,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [gwaɾð̞aˈɾa].

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 55817, this pair ranks #77,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of guardan vs guardará

Shared letters: adgru. Private to "guardan": n. Private to "guardará": á.

"guardan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "guardará" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • guardangaurdan · gguardan · guadran · guaradn · guardann · guarddan · guardna · guarrdan

Frequency comparison

guardan#11,591
guardará#44,226

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "guardan" and "guardará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈgwaɾð̞ãn] versus [gwaɾð̞aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "guardan" or "guardará"?
"guardan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,591 in our Spanish list, against #44,226 for "guardará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering guardan vs guardará

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 “guardan” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list