Which to use
“obtendrán” and “obtendrás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,253
- “obtendrán” frequency rank
- #35,650
- “obtendrás” frequency rank
- 68903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obtendrán | obtendrás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de obtener. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de obtener. |
Where the eye mixes obtendrán and obtendrás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. obtendrán and obtendrás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: obtendrán vs obtendrás
A purely visual mix-up. obtendrán ([oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾãn]) and obtendrás ([oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas]) 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 a single letter - n in “obtendrán” becomes s in “obtendrás”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obtendrán is recorded at frequency rank #33,253, classified as averb, pronounced [oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾãn]. obtendrás is at rank #35,650, tagged as averb, pronounced [oβ̞t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪ɾas].
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 68903, this pair ranks #33,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of obtendrán vs obtendrás
Shared letters: bdenortá. Private to "obtendrán": -. Private to "obtendrás": s.
"obtendrán" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "obtendrás" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "obtendrán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "obtendrás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obtendrán" and "obtendrás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obtendrán vs obtenían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.