Which to use
“preguntará” and “preguntarme” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,222
- “preguntará” frequency rank
- #14,430
- “preguntarme” frequency rank
- 50652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntará | preguntarme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de preguntar. | Preguntar, con el enclítico me (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes preguntará and preguntarme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. preguntará runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVCV) against preguntarme's 11 (CCVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between preguntará and preguntarme
A purely visual mix-up. preguntará ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and preguntarme ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾme]) 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 50652, 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]. preguntarme is at rank #14,430, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾme].
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 50652, this pair ranks #102,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of preguntará vs preguntarme
Shared letters: aegnprtu. Private to "preguntará": á. Private to "preguntarme": m.
"preguntará" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "preguntarme" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- preguntarme ← perguntarme · ppreguntarme · pregguntarme · pregnutarme · pregunatrme · pregunntarme · preguntamre · preguntarem
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "preguntará" and "preguntarme" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "preguntará" or "preguntarme" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntarme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntará" and "preguntarme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preguntará vs preguntarán". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #102,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.