pedirvspediránWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,117
“pedir” frequency rank
#29,780
“pedirán” frequency rank
30897
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedir pedirán
Definition Dirigirse a una persona para instarla a hacer o dar determinada cosa. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pedir.

Where the eye mixes pedir and pedirán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pedir
7 ch
pedirán

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. pedir ([peˈð̞iɾ]) and pedirán ([peð̞iˈɾãn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “pedir” sits inside “pedirán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pedir is recorded at frequency rank #1,117, classified as averb, pronounced [peˈð̞iɾ]. pedirán is at rank #29,780, tagged as averb, pronounced [peð̞iˈɾãn].

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 30897, this pair ranks #209,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pedir vs pedirán

Shared letters: deipr. Private to "pedir": -. Private to "pedirán": .

"pedir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pedirán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pedirepdir · pdeir · peddir · pedirr · pedri · peidr · ppedir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pedir" and "pedirán" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peˈð̞iɾ] versus [peð̞iˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pedir" or "pedirán"?
"pedir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,117 in our Spanish list, against #29,780 for "pedirán". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list