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

#9,176
“pondría” frequency rank
#42,625
“pondrías” frequency rank
51801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes pondría and pondrías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. pondría runs 7 letters (CVCCCVV) against pondrías's 8 (CVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
pondría
8 ch
pondrías

Look-alike desk: pondría vs pondrías

A purely visual mix-up. pondría ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾia]) and pondrías ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾias]) 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) - “pondría” sits inside “pondrías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pondría is recorded at frequency rank #9,176, classified as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾia]. pondrías is at rank #42,625, tagged as averb, pronounced [põn̪ˈd̪ɾias].

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 51801, this pair ranks #95,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pondría vs pondrías

Shared letters: adnoprí. Private to "pondría": -. Private to "pondrías": s.

"pondría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV  ·  "pondrías" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pondría" and "pondrías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([põn̪ˈd̪ɾia] versus [põn̪ˈd̪ɾias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pondría" or "pondrías" show up more?
"pondría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,176 in our Spanish list, against #42,625 for "pondrías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "pondría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pondrías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #95,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pondría" and "pondrías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pondrías vs ponías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #95,959 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