Which to use
“preguntará” and “preguntas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,222
- “preguntará” frequency rank
- #832
- “preguntas” frequency rank
- 37054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preguntará | preguntas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de preguntar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de preguntar. |
Where the eye mixes preguntará and preguntas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. preguntará runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVCV) against preguntas's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses preguntará with preguntas
A purely visual mix-up. preguntará ([pɾeɣ̞ũn̪t̪aˈɾa]) and preguntas ([pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as]) 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 37054, 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]. preguntas is at rank #832, tagged as averb, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞ũn̪t̪as].
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 37054, this pair ranks #177,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of preguntará vs preguntas
Shared letters: aegnprtu. Private to "preguntará": á. Private to "preguntas": s.
"preguntará" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "preguntas" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preguntas ← perguntas · ppreguntas · pregguntas · pregnutas · pregunats · pregunntas · preguntass · preguntsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preguntará" for "preguntas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "preguntará" vs "preguntas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "preguntará" and "preguntas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preguntas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preguntará" and "preguntas" 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 #177,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.