ingresar
[ĩŋgɾeˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“ingresar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,627 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #5,627
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poner o colocar una cosa, especialmente bienes o dinero, dentro de un lugar seguro donde estará vigilada o bajo custodia.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ingresar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ĩŋgɾeˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #5,627 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ingresar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ingresar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩŋgɾeˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,627 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingresar, with forms such as "ignresar", "ingersar", and "inggresar". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "ingreso", "ingrese", "ingresos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ingresar, spelled I-N-G-R-E-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1Poner o colocar una cosa, especialmente bienes o dinero, dentro de un lugar seguro donde estará vigilada o bajo custodia.
- 2Poner a alguien dentro de una institución, especialmente de salud o educación, para que reciba un servicio especializado, como un tratamiento o un curso.
- 3Obtener con regularidad algún dinero o pago, como un salario o las utilidades de una empresa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ignresar,ingersar,inggresar,ingreasr,ingresarr,ingresra,ingressar,ingrresar,ingrsear,inngresar,inrgesar,nigresar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingresar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ingresar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-G-R-E-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ĩŋgɾeˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ingreso” - see the side-by-side comparison. ingresar vs ingreso
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.