entregar

/[ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,552

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

entregar is aSpanishverb. It means: Poner algo en las manos o en el poder de otra persona. Pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]. It ranks #3,552 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with entrego and Entrena.

Key facts for entregar
PropertyValue
Headwordentregar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,552
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for entregar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,552 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for entregar, with forms such as "enntregar", "enrtegar", and "entergar". 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, "entrego", "Entrena", "entrenar", 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 entregar, spelled E-N-T-R-E-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner algo en las manos o en el poder de otra persona.
  2. 2
    Devolver, restituir.
  3. 3
    Meter de punta o de lado parte de un cuerpo en otro.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntregar,enrtegar,entergar,entreagr,entregarr,entreggar,entregra,entrgear,entrregar,enttregar,etnregar,netregar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entregar

Misspelling Variants of "entregar"

enntregar9enrtegar8entergar8entreagr8entregarr9entreggar9entregra8entrgear8
Misspelling Variants of "entregar"

Frequency rank: #3,552 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entregar"?
"entregar" is spelled E-N-T-R-E-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "entregar" mean?
As a verb, "entregar" means: Poner algo en las manos o en el poder de otra persona.
What words are commonly confused with "entregar"?
"entregar" is commonly confused with "entrego", "Entrena", "entrenar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entregar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entregar" is [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entregar" come from?
"entregar" 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.