tomarávstomaríanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,048
“tomará” frequency rank
#36,330
“tomarían” frequency rank
45378
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tomará tomarían
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de tomar o de tomarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de tomar o de tomarse.

Where the eye mixes tomará and tomarían

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

6 ch
tomará
8 ch
tomarían

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. tomará ([t̪omaˈɾa]) and tomarían ([t̪omaˈɾiãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45378, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tomará is recorded at frequency rank #9,048, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾa]. tomarían is at rank #36,330, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪omaˈɾiãn].

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 45378, this pair ranks #131,781 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tomará vs tomarían

Shared letters: amort. Private to "tomará": á. Private to "tomarían": .

"tomará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "tomarían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tomará" and "tomarían" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪omaˈɾa] versus [t̪omaˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "tomará" or "tomarían"?
"tomará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,048 in our Spanish list, against #36,330 for "tomarían". 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