Which to use
“obligaría” and “obligaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,713
- “obligaría” frequency rank
- #12,432
- “obligaron” frequency rank
- 49145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obligaría | obligaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de obligar o de obligarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de obligar o de obligarse. |
Where the eye mixes obligaría and obligaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. obligaría (VCCVCVCVV) and obligaron (VCCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses obligaría with obligaron
A purely visual mix-up. obligaría ([oβ̞liɣ̞aˈɾia]) and obligaron ([oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 49145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obligaría is recorded at frequency rank #36,713, classified as averb, pronounced [oβ̞liɣ̞aˈɾia]. obligaron is at rank #12,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [oβ̞liˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 49145, this pair ranks #110,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obligaría vs obligaron
Shared letters: abgilor. Private to "obligaría": í. Private to "obligaron": n.
"obligaría" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVV · "obligaron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- obligaron ← boligaron · obbligaron · obilgaron · oblgiaron · obliagron · obligaorn · obligarno · obligaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "obligaría" for "obligaron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "obligaría" or "obligaron"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "obligaría" and "obligaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "obligaría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obligaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obligaría" and "obligaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obligaría vs oligarca". 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 #110,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.