Which to use
“enter” is a verb and “entre” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,768
- “enter” frequency rank
- #59
- “entre” frequency rank
- 31827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enter | entre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entrar, entrar en, entrar a. | Indica una ubicación en medio de otras cosas, personas, conceptos o entidades. |
Where the eye mixes enter and entre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enter (VCCVC) and entre (VCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: enter vs entre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enter is /ˈɛn.tə(ɹ)/ while entre is [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (er ↔ re) - a transposition the eye reads straight past, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enter is recorded at frequency rank #31,768, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈɛn.tə(ɹ)/. entre is at rank #59, tagged as aprep, pronounced [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾe].
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 31827, this pair ranks #205,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enter vs entre
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "enter": -. Private to "entre": -.
"enter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "entre" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enter" and "entre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enter" vs "entre" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enter" and "entre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enter vs envés". 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 #205,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.