Which to use
“requerir” and “requerirá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,945
- “requerir” frequency rank
- #21,473
- “requerirá” frequency rank
- 36418
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | requerir | requerirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intimar, avisar o hacer saber una cosa con autoridad pública. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de requerir. |
Where the eye mixes requerir and requerirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. requerir runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against requerirá's 9 (CVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: requerir vs requerirá
A purely visual mix-up. requerir ([rekeˈɾiɾ]) and requerirá ([rekeɾiˈɾa]) 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 extra letter(s) - “requerir” sits inside “requerirá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
requerir is recorded at frequency rank #14,945, classified as averb, pronounced [rekeˈɾiɾ]. 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 36418, this pair ranks #180,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of requerir vs requerirá
Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "requerir": -. Private to "requerirá": á.
"requerir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "requerirá" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- requerir ← erquerir · reqeurir · reqquerir · requeirr · requerirr · requerri · requerrir · requreir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "requerir" for "requerirá" ever safe?
Frequency check: "requerir" vs "requerirá" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "requerir" and "requerirá" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "requerir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requerirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "requerir" and "requerirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "requerían vs requerirá". 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 #180,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.