entonces

/[ẽn̪ˈt̪õnses]/ adv

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#185

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

entonces is anSpanishadv. It means: Indica que la acción ocurre en la ocasión o tiempo del cual se habla. Pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪õnses]. It ranks #185 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with entonce and entendés.

Key facts for entonces
PropertyValue
Headwordentonces
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ẽn̪ˈt̪õnses]
Letters8
Frequency rank#185
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of entonces in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for entonces is 8 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽn̪ˈt̪õnses]. Corpus data places it at rank #185 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for entonces, with forms such as "enntonces", "enotnces", and "entnoces". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "entonce", "entendés", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is entonces, spelled E-N-T-O-N-C-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Indica que la acción ocurre en la ocasión o tiempo del cual se habla.
  2. 2
    Indica una acción que ocurrirá después de lo expresado.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntonces,enotnces,entnoces,entocnes,entoncces,entoncess,entoncse,entonecs,entonnces,entonses,enttonces,etnonces,netonces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entonces

Misspelling Variants of "entonces"

enntonces9enotnces8entnoces8entocnes8entoncces9entoncess9entoncse8entonecs8
Misspelling Variants of "entonces"

Frequency rank: #185 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entonces"?
"entonces" is spelled E-N-T-O-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪ˈt̪õnses].
What does "entonces" mean?
As an adv, "entonces" means: Indica que la acción ocurre en la ocasión o tiempo del cual se habla.
What words are commonly confused with "entonces"?
"entonces" is commonly confused with "entonce", "entendés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entonces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entonces" is [ẽn̪ˈt̪õnses]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entonces" come from?
"entonces" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.