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

#13,543
“pondrán” frequency rank
#42,624
“pondrás” frequency rank
56167
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pondrán pondrás
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 pondrán and pondrás

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pondrán and pondrás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
pondrán
7 ch
pondrás

Why the eye confuses pondrán with pondrás

A purely visual mix-up. pondrán ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “pondrán” becomes s in “pondrás”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56167, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pondrán is recorded at frequency rank #13,543, classified as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾãn]. 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 56167, this pair ranks #75,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pondrán vs pondrás

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

"pondrán" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "pondrás" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pondrán" and "pondrás" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾãn] versus [põn̪ˈd̪ɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pondrán" or "pondrás"?
"pondrán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,543 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "pondrán" 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 #75,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pondrán" and "pondrás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pondrás vs ponías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #75,752 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