Which to use
“encerraron” and “enteraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,673
- “encerraron” frequency rank
- #21,661
- “enteraron” frequency rank
- 60334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encerraron | enteraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de encerrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterar o de enterarse. |
Where the eye mixes encerraron and enteraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. encerraron runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against enteraron's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses encerraron with enteraron
A purely visual mix-up. encerraron ([ẽnseˈraɾõn]) and enteraron ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾõn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encerraron is recorded at frequency rank #38,673, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnseˈraɾõn]. enteraron is at rank #21,661, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾõn].
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 60334, this pair ranks #59,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of encerraron vs enteraron
Shared letters: aenor. Private to "encerraron": c. Private to "enteraron": t.
"encerraron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC · "enteraron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- encerraron ← ecnerraron · enccerraron · enceraron · encerarron · encerraorn · encerrarno · encerraronn · encerrarron
- enteraron ← enetraron · ennteraron · entearron · enteraorn · enterarno · enteraronn · enterarron · enterraon
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encerraron" for "enteraron" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "encerraron" and "enteraron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encerraron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enteraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encerraron" and "enteraron" 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 #59,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.