pondrávspondránConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,212
“pondrá” frequency rank
#13,543
“pondrán” frequency rank
20755
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pondrá pondrán
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de poner. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de poner.

Where the eye mixes pondrá and pondrán

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

6 ch
pondrá
7 ch
pondrán

Visual trap between pondrá and pondrán

A purely visual mix-up. pondrá ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) and pondrán ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “pondrá” sits inside “pondrán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pondrá is recorded at frequency rank #7,212, classified as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾa]. pondrán is at rank #13,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾãn].

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 20755, this pair ranks #257,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of pondrá vs pondrán

Shared letters: dnoprá. Private to "pondrá": -. Private to "pondrán": -.

"pondrá" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "pondrán" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pondrá" for "pondrán" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾa] versus [põn̪ˈd̪ɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pondrá" or "pondrán"?
"pondrá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,212 in our Spanish list, against #13,543 for "pondrán". 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 "pondrá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pondrán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #257,937 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pondrá" and "pondrán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "polera vs pondrá". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #257,937 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