Which to use
“enteran” and “entérate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,019
- “enteran” frequency rank
- #37,068
- “entérate” frequency rank
- 57087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enteran | entérate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enterar o de enterarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de enterarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes enteran and entérate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enteran runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against entérate's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enteran and entérate
A purely visual mix-up. enteran ([ẽn̪ˈt̪eɾãn]) and entérate ([ẽn̪ˈt̪eɾat̪e]) 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 57087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enteran is recorded at frequency rank #20,019, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪eɾãn]. entérate is at rank #37,068, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪eɾat̪e].
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 57087, this pair ranks #71,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enteran vs entérate
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "enteran": -. Private to "entérate": é.
"enteran" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "entérate" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enteran ← enetran · ennteran · entearn · enterann · enterran · entteran · etneran · neteran
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enteran" and "entérate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enteran" or "entérate" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enteran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entérate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enteran" and "entérate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entérate vs entrase". 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 #71,908 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.