Which to use
“encerrar” and “encerraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,678
- “encerrar” frequency rank
- #38,673
- “encerraron” frequency rank
- 61351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encerrar | encerraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Introducir algo o a alguien en un lugar cerrado. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encerrar. |
Where the eye mixes encerrar and encerraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encerrar runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against encerraron's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encerrar with encerraron
A purely visual mix-up. encerrar ([ẽnseˈraɾ]) and encerraron ([ẽnseˈraɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “encerrar” sits inside “encerraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encerrar is recorded at frequency rank #22,678, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnseˈraɾ]. encerraron is at rank #38,673, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnseˈraɾõn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 61351, this pair ranks #55,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encerrar vs encerraron
Shared letters: acenr. Private to "encerrar": -. Private to "encerraron": o.
"encerrar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "encerraron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encerrar ← ecnerrar · enccerrar · encerar · encerarr · encerrarr · encerrra · encrerar · enecrrar
- encerraron ← ecnerraron · enccerraron · enceraron · encerarron · encerraorn · encerrarno · encerraronn · encerrarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encerrar" and "encerraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "encerrar" or "encerraron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encerrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encerraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encerrar" and "encerraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encerraron vs enterraron". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #55,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.