llamarávsllegaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,009
“llamará” frequency rank
#4,353
“llegará” frequency rank
22362
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llamará llegará
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de llamar o de llamarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llamará and llegará apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
llamará
7 ch
llegará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. llamará ([ʝamaˈɾa]) and llegará ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llamará is recorded at frequency rank #18,009, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝamaˈɾa]. llegará is at rank #4,353, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾa].

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 22362, this pair ranks #250,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llamará vs llegará

Shared letters: alrá. Private to "llamará": m. Private to "llegará": eg.

"llamará" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llegará" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Frequency comparison

llamará#18,009
llegará#4,353

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llamará" and "llegará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝamaˈɾa] versus [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llamará" or "llegará"?
"llegará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,353 in our Spanish list, against #18,009 for "llamará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering llamará vs llegará

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 “llamará” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list