tocarávstocaríaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,702
“tocará” frequency rank
#34,808
“tocaría” frequency rank
53510
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tocará tocaría
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tocar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de tocar.

Where the eye mixes tocará and tocaría

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
tocará
7 ch
tocaría

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. tocará ([t̪okaˈɾa]) and tocaría ([t̪okaˈɾia]) 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 53510, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tocará is recorded at frequency rank #18,702, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪okaˈɾa]. tocaría is at rank #34,808, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪okaˈɾia].

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 53510, this pair ranks #87,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tocará vs tocaría

Shared letters: acort. Private to "tocará": á. Private to "tocaría": í.

"tocará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tocaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tocará" and "tocaría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪okaˈɾa] versus [t̪okaˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tocará" or "tocaría"?
"tocará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,702 in our Spanish list, against #34,808 for "tocaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list