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Which to use

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

#36,222
“preguntará” frequency rank
#31,504
“preguntaría” frequency rank
67726
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature preguntará preguntaría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de preguntar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de preguntar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set preguntará and preguntaría apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
preguntará
11 ch
preguntaría

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. preguntará ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and preguntaría ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪t̪aˈɾia]) 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 67726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

preguntará is recorded at frequency rank #36,222, classified as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪t̪aˈɾa]. preguntaría is at rank #31,504, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪t̪aˈɾia].

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 67726, this pair ranks #36,376 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of preguntará vs preguntaría

Shared letters: aegnprtu. Private to "preguntará": á. Private to "preguntaría": í.

"preguntará" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV  ·  "preguntaría" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVV

Frequency comparison

preguntará#36,222
preguntaría#31,504

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "preguntará" and "preguntaría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪t̪aˈɾa] versus [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪t̪aˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "preguntará" or "preguntaría"?
"preguntaría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,504 in our Spanish list, against #36,222 for "preguntará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering preguntará vs preguntaría

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “preguntará” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list