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entre

Spanish, preposition

entre is spelled E-N-T-R-E (5 letters) and appears 1,288 times per million words in written Spanish, the 61st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Entre is a Spanish preposition meaning “between” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of entrar. With an accent, entré is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of entrar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Indica una ubicación en medio de otras cosas, personas, conceptos o entidades”.

What does entre mean in English?

preposition

  1. 1

    between

    La frutería se encuentra entre el restaurante chileno y la panadería.

  2. 2

    among, amongst, from

    Los estudiantes pueden elegir entre una amplia gama de clases.

  3. 3

    divided by

    Diez entre cinco son dos.

  4. 4

    as one of, as part of

    Sí, la cuento entre mi familia.

  5. 5

    within, inside

    Todos nos reímos entre nosotros.

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present subjunctive

  2. 2

    third-person singular imperative

prefix

as entre-
  1. 1

    inter- (among, between)

verb

as entré
  1. 1

    first-person singular preterite indicative of entrar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

preposition: 1. Indica una ubicación en medio de otras cosas, personas, conceptos o entidades. 2. En el interior. 3. Indica un espacio de tiempo o intervalo. 4. Indica uno dentro de varios o de un conjunto.

noun: 1. En un combate, embestida o acometida a una persona. 2. Pleito, riña. 3. Lance amoroso. 4. En una fiesta o cena alcohólica, primer trago de alcohol que se bebe para entrar en calor.

prefix: 1. Indica algo atenuado o de menos intensidad de lo normal. 2. Significa algo intermedio en ubicación, calidad, etc..

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of entre

  • entres plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to entre

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is entre in Spanish?

entre appears 1,288 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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