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“romperá” and “rompería” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,995
“romperá” frequency rank
#44,432
“rompería” frequency rank
89427
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature romperá rompería
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de romper o de romperse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de romper o de romperse.

Where the eye mixes romperá and rompería

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. romperá runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against rompería's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
romperá
8 ch
rompería

Look-alike desk: romperá vs rompería

A purely visual mix-up. romperá ([rõmpeˈɾa]) and rompería ([rõmpeˈɾia]) 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 89427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

romperá is recorded at frequency rank #44,995, classified as averb, pronounced [rõmpeˈɾa]. rompería is at rank #44,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [rõmpeˈɾia].

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 89427, this pair ranks #3,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of romperá vs rompería

Shared letters: emopr. Private to "romperá": á. Private to "rompería": aí.

"romperá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "rompería" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "romperá" for "rompería" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([rõmpeˈɾa] versus [rõmpeˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "romperá" or "rompería" show up more?
"rompería" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,432 in our Spanish list, against #44,995 for "romperá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "romperá" and "rompería" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "romperá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rompería" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "romperá" and "rompería" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ramera vs romperá". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #3,135 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list