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Which to use

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

#9,851
“llegaría” frequency rank
#26,908
“llegarían” frequency rank
36759
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegaría llegarían
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de llegar o de llegarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de llegar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llegaría and llegarían apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
llegaría
9 ch
llegarían

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. llegaría ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾia]) and llegarían ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾiãn]) 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) - “llegaría” sits inside “llegarían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llegaría is recorded at frequency rank #9,851, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾia]. llegarían is at rank #26,908, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾiãn].

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 36759, this pair ranks #178,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llegaría vs llegarían

Shared letters: aeglrí. Private to "llegaría": -. Private to "llegarían": n.

"llegaría" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV  ·  "llegarían" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

llegaría#9,851
llegarían#26,908

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llegaría" and "llegarían" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾia] versus [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegaría" or "llegarían"?
"llegaría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,851 in our Spanish list, against #26,908 for "llegarían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering llegaría vs llegarían

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list