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

#3,263
“levantar” frequency rank
#30,132
“levantará” frequency rank
33395
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature levantar levantará
Definition Mover algo incrementando su altura. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de levantar o de levantarse.

Where the eye mixes levantar and levantará

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

8 ch
levantar
9 ch
levantará

Visual trap between levantar and levantará

A purely visual mix-up. levantar ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and levantará ([leβ̞ãn̪t̪aˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “levantar” sits inside “levantará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

levantar is recorded at frequency rank #3,263, classified as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. levantará is at rank #30,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [leβ̞ãn̪t̪aˈɾa].

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 33395, this pair ranks #197,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of levantar vs levantará

Shared letters: aelnrtv. Private to "levantar": -. Private to "levantará": á.

"levantar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "levantará" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • levantar ← elvantar · leavntar · lebantar · levanatr · levanntar · levantarr · levantra · levanttar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "levantar" and "levantará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([leβ̞ãn̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [leβ̞ãn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "levantar" or "levantará"?
"levantar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,263 in our Spanish list, against #30,132 for "levantará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "levantar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "levantará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #197,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "levantar" and "levantará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "levantaban vs levantará". 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 #197,038 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