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Which to use

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

#12,672
“pondré” frequency rank
#9,176
“pondría” frequency rank
21848
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pondré pondría
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de poner. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de poner o de ponerse.

Where the eye mixes pondré and pondría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pondré runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against pondría's 7 (CVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
pondré
7 ch
pondría

Visual trap between pondré and pondría

A purely visual mix-up. pondré ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾe]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pondré is recorded at frequency rank #12,672, classified as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾe]. 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 21848, this pair ranks #253,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of pondré vs pondría

Shared letters: dnopr. Private to "pondré": é. Private to "pondría": aí.

"pondré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "pondría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pondré" for "pondría" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾe] versus [põn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pondré" or "pondría"?
"pondría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,176 in our Spanish list, against #12,672 for "pondré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pondré" 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 #253,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pondré" and "pondría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ponche vs pondré". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #253,070 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