enteradavsentregadaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#37,587
“enterada” frequency rank
#13,237
“entregada” frequency rank
50824
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enterada entregada
Definition Forma del femenino de enterado, participio de enterar o de enterarse. Forma del femenino de entregado, participio de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes enterada and entregada

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

8 ch
enterada
9 ch
entregada

Visual trap between enterada and entregada

A purely visual mix-up. enterada ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾað̞a]) and entregada ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞að̞a]) 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 50824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enterada is recorded at frequency rank #37,587, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾað̞a]. entregada is at rank #13,237, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞að̞a].

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 50824, this pair ranks #101,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enterada vs entregada

Shared letters: adenrt. Private to "enterada": -. Private to "entregada": g.

"enterada" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "entregada" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enteradaenetrada · ennterada · entearda · enteraad · enteradda · enterdaa · entreada · entterada
  • entregadaenntregada · enrtegada · entergada · entreagda · entregaad · entregadda · entregdaa · entreggada

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enterada" and "entregada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾað̞a] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enterada" or "entregada"?
"entregada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,237 in our Spanish list, against #37,587 for "enterada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "enterada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #101,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enterada" and "entregada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enteraba vs enterada". 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 #101,161 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