enterabavsentregabaConfusable pair

Which to use

“enteraba” and “entregaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#48,984
“enteraba” frequency rank
#28,357
“entregaba” frequency rank
77341
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enteraba entregaba
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de enterar o de enterarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes enteraba and entregaba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
enteraba
9 ch
entregaba

Look-alike desk: enteraba vs entregaba

A purely visual mix-up. enteraba ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaβ̞a]) and entregaba ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) 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 77341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enteraba is recorded at frequency rank #48,984, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaβ̞a]. entregaba is at rank #28,357, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞a].

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 77341, this pair ranks #16,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enteraba vs entregaba

Shared letters: abenrt. Private to "enteraba": -. Private to "entregaba": g.

"enteraba" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "entregaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enterabaenetraba · ennteraba · entearba · enteraab · enterabba · enterava · enterbaa · enterraba
  • entregabaenntregaba · enrtegaba · entergaba · entreagba · entregaab · entregabba · entregava · entregbaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "enteraba" for "entregaba" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaβ̞a] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "enteraba" vs "entregaba" - which ranks higher?
"entregaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,357 in our Spanish list, against #48,984 for "enteraba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enteraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enteraba" and "entregaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enteraba vs entrenaba". 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 #16,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list