entretiene

/[ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈt̪jene]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,197

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

entretiene is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entretener. Pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈt̪jene]. Often confused with entretienen and entretener.

Key facts for entretiene
PropertyValue
Headwordentretiene
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈt̪jene]
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,197
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for entretiene is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈt̪jene]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,197 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for entretiene, with forms such as "enntretiene", "enrtetiene", and "entertiene". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "entretienen", "entretener", 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 entretiene, spelled E-N-T-R-E-T-I-E-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entretener.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de entretener.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enntretiene,enrtetiene,entertiene,entreitene,entreteine,entretieen,entretienne,entretinee,entrettiene,entrretiene,entrteiene,enttretiene,etnretiene,netretiene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entretiene

Misspelling Variants of "entretiene"

enntretiene11enrtetiene10entertiene10entreitene10entreteine10entretieen10entretienne11entretinee10
Misspelling Variants of "entretiene"

Frequency rank: #29,197 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entretiene"?
"entretiene" is spelled E-N-T-R-E-T-I-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈt̪jene].
What does "entretiene" mean?
As a verb, "entretiene" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entretener.
What words are commonly confused with "entretiene"?
"entretiene" is commonly confused with "entretienen", "entretener". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entretiene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entretiene" is [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈt̪jene]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entretiene" come from?
"entretiene" 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.