Which to use
“encierra” and “encierran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,525
- “encierra” frequency rank
- #27,584
- “encierran” frequency rank
- 46109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encierra | encierran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encerrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de encerrar. |
Where the eye mixes encierra and encierran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between encierra and encierran
A purely visual mix-up. encierra ([ẽnˈsjera]) and encierran ([ẽnˈsjerãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “encierra” sits inside “encierran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encierra is recorded at frequency rank #18,525, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽnˈsjera]. encierran is at rank #27,584, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽnˈsjerãn].
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 46109, this pair ranks #127,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of encierra vs encierran
Shared letters: aceinr. Private to "encierra": -. Private to "encierran": -.
"encierra" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "encierran" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "encierra" for "encierran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "encierra" vs "encierran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "encierra" and "encierran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "encierra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "encierran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encierra" and "encierran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encierran vs encierren". 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 #127,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.