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

#20,143
“obtendrá” frequency rank
#29,764
“obtendría” frequency rank
49907
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature obtendrá obtendría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de obtener. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de obtener.

Where the eye mixes obtendrá and obtendría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. obtendrá runs 8 letters (VCCVCCCV) against obtendría's 9 (VCCVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
obtendrá
9 ch
obtendría

Look-alike desk: obtendrá vs obtendría

A purely visual mix-up. obtendrá ([oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) and obtendría ([oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) 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 49907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

obtendrá is recorded at frequency rank #20,143, classified as averb, pronounced [oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa]. obtendría is at rank #29,764, tagged as averb, pronounced [oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia].

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 49907, this pair ranks #106,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of obtendrá vs obtendría

Shared letters: bdenort. Private to "obtendrá": á. Private to "obtendría": aí.

"obtendrá" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCCV  ·  "obtendría" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "obtendrá" and "obtendría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾa] versus [oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "obtendrá" or "obtendría"?
"obtendrá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,143 in our Spanish list, against #29,764 for "obtendría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "obtendrá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "obtendría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #106,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "obtendrá" and "obtendría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtendrás vs obtendría". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #106,178 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