Which to use
“preguntará” and “preguntarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,222
- “preguntará” frequency rank
- #12,676
- “preguntarse” frequency rank
- 48898
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntará | preguntarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de preguntar. | Preguntar (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes preguntará and preguntarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. preguntará runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVCV) against preguntarse's 11 (CCVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: preguntará vs preguntarse
A purely visual mix-up. preguntará ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and preguntarse ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾse]) 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 48898, 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]. preguntarse is at rank #12,676, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeɣ̞ũn̪ˈt̪aɾse].
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 48898, this pair ranks #111,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of preguntará vs preguntarse
Shared letters: aegnprtu. Private to "preguntará": á. Private to "preguntarse": s.
"preguntará" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "preguntarse" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- preguntarse ← perguntarse · ppreguntarse · pregguntarse · pregnutarse · pregunatrse · pregunntarse · preguntarce · preguntares
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preguntará" for "preguntarse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "preguntará" vs "preguntarse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntará" and "preguntarse" 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 #111,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.