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

#42,624
“pondrás” frequency rank
#9,176
“pondría” frequency rank
51800
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pondrás pondría
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de poner. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de poner o de ponerse.

Where the eye mixes pondrás and pondría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pondrás (CVCCCVC) and pondría (CVCCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
pondrás
7 ch
pondría

Why the eye confuses pondrás with pondría

A purely visual mix-up. pondrás ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾas]) and pondría ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pondrás is recorded at frequency rank #42,624, classified as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾas]. pondría is at rank #9,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾia].

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 51800, this pair ranks #95,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pondrás vs pondría

Shared letters: dnopr. Private to "pondrás": sá. Private to "pondría": aí.

"pondrás" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "pondría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pondrás" and "pondría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾas] versus [põn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pondrás" vs "pondría" - which ranks higher?
"pondría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,176 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pondrás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pondría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pondrás" and "pondría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pondrás vs ponías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #95,967 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