podéisvspodréisConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,243
“podéis” frequency rank
#25,003
“podréis” frequency rank
30246
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature podéis podréis
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de podar. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del futuro de indicativo de poder.

Where the eye mixes podéis and podréis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. podéis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against podréis's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
podéis
7 ch
podréis

Why the eye confuses podéis with podréis

A purely visual mix-up. podéis ([poˈð̞ejs]) and podréis ([poˈð̞ɾejs]) 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 30246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

podéis is recorded at frequency rank #5,243, classified as averb, pronounced [poˈð̞ejs]. podréis is at rank #25,003, tagged as averb, pronounced [poˈð̞ɾejs].

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 30246, this pair ranks #212,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of podéis vs podréis

Shared letters: diopsé. Private to "podéis": -. Private to "podréis": r.

"podéis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "podréis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "podéis" for "podréis" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([poˈð̞ejs] versus [poˈð̞ɾejs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "podéis" vs "podréis" - which ranks higher?
"podéis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,243 in our Spanish list, against #25,003 for "podréis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "podéis" and "podréis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "podéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "podréis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #212,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "podéis" and "podréis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "podréis vs ponéis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #212,933 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