requeridasvsrequeriráWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: requeridas is a participle, requerirá is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“requeridas” is a participle and “requerirá” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,208
“requeridas” frequency rank
#21,473
“requerirá” frequency rank
44681
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature requeridas requerirá
Definition Forma del femenino plural de requerido, participio de requerir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de requerir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set requeridas and requerirá apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
requeridas
9 ch
requerirá

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: requeridas is [rekeˈɾið̞as] while requerirá is [rekeɾiˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

requeridas is recorded at frequency rank #23,208, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [rekeˈɾið̞as]. requerirá is at rank #21,473, tagged as averb, pronounced [rekeɾiˈɾa].

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 44681, this pair ranks #135,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of requeridas vs requerirá

Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "requeridas": ads. Private to "requerirá": á.

"requeridas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVC  ·  "requerirá" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • requeridaserqueridas · reqeuridas · reqqueridas · requeirdas · requerdias · requeriads · requeridass · requeriddas

Frequency comparison

requeridas#23,208
requerirá#21,473

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "requeridas" and "requerirá" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "requeridas" is a participle and "requerirá" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "requeridas" or "requerirá"?
"requerirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,473 in our Spanish list, against #23,208 for "requeridas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering requeridas vs requerirá

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “requeridas”; for a verb, it's “requerirá”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “requeridas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list