entrar

/[ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]/ verb

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Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#741

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

entrar is aSpanishverb. It means: Ir o pasar de fuera adentro. Pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. It ranks #741 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with entre and estar.

Key facts for entrar
PropertyValue
Headwordentrar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#741
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for entrar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #741 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 22 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for entrar, with forms such as "enntrar", "enrtar", and "entarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "entre", "estar", "extra", and more, 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 entrar, spelled E-N-T-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ir o pasar de fuera adentro.
  2. 2
    Pasar por una parte para introducirse en otra.
  3. 3
    Encajar o poderse meter una cosa en otra, o dentro de otra.
  4. 4
    Desaguar, desembocar los ríos en otros o en el mar.
  5. 5
    Penetrar o introducirse.
  6. 6
    Acometer, arremeter.
  7. 7
    Ser admitida una persona o tener entrada en alguna parte.
  8. 8
    Empezar a formar parte de una corporación.
  9. 9
    Dicho de una carrera o profesión: Abrazarlas, dedicarse a ellas.
  10. 10
    Dicho de las estaciones o de cualquier otra parte del año: Empezar o tener principio.
  11. 11
    Dicho de un escrito o un discurso: Empezar o tener principio.
  12. 12
    Seguir, adoptar un uso o una costumbre.
  13. 13
    En el juego de naipes, tomar sobre sí el empeño de ganar la apuesta, disputándola según las calidades o leyes de los juegos.
  14. 14
    Dicho de una emoción, de un estado de ánimo, de una enfermedad, etc.: Empezar a dejarse sentir o a ejercer su influencia.
  15. 15
    Ser contado con otros en alguna línea o clase.
  16. 16
    Emplearse o caber cierta porción o número de cosas para algún fin.
  17. 17
    Hallarse, tener parte en la composición de ciertas cosas.
  18. 18
    Junto con la preposición a y el infinitivo de otros verbos, dar principio a la acción de ellos.
  19. 19
    Seguido de la preposición en y de un nombre, empezar a sentir lo que este nombre signifique.
  20. 20
    Seguido de la preposición en y un nombre, intervenir o tomar en parte lo que este nombre signifique.
  21. 21
    Seguido de la preposición en y de voces significativas de edad, empezar a estar en la que se mencione.
  22. 22
    Empezar a cantar o tocar en el momento preciso.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntrar,enrtar,entarr,entrarr,entrra,entrrar,enttrar,etnrar,netrar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entrar

Misspelling Variants of "entrar"

enntrar7enrtar6entarr6entrarr7entrra6entrrar7enttrar7etnrar6
Misspelling Variants of "entrar"

Frequency rank: #741 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entrar"?
"entrar" is spelled E-N-T-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ].
What does "entrar" mean?
As a verb, "entrar" means: Ir o pasar de fuera adentro.
What words are commonly confused with "entrar"?
"entrar" is commonly confused with "entre", "estar", "extra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entrar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entrar" is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entrar" come from?
"entrar" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.