pondrávspondrásConfusable pair

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

#7,212
“pondrá” frequency rank
#42,624
“pondrás” frequency rank
49836
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pondrá pondrás
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de poner. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de poner.

Where the eye mixes pondrá and pondrás

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

6 ch
pondrá
7 ch
pondrás

Why the eye confuses pondrá with pondrás

A purely visual mix-up. pondrá ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾa]) and pondrás ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾas]) 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 “pondrás”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49836, 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]. pondrás is at rank #42,624, tagged as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾas].

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 49836, this pair ranks #106,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pondrá vs pondrás

Shared letters: dnoprá. Private to "pondrá": -. Private to "pondrás": s.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pondrá" and "pondrás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾa] versus [põn̪ˈd̪ɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pondrá" or "pondrás"?
"pondrá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,212 in our Spanish list, against #42,624 for "pondrás". 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 "pondrás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #106,584 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pondrá" and "pondrás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pondrás vs ponías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #106,584 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