enteranvsenterróConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,019
“enteran” frequency rank
#38,087
“enterró” frequency rank
58106
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enteran enterró
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enterar o de enterarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterrar.

Where the eye mixes enteran and enterró

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
enteran
7 ch
enterró

Look-alike desk: enteran vs enterró

A purely visual mix-up. enteran ([ẽn̪ˈt̪eɾãn]) and enterró ([ẽn̪t̪eˈro]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58106, 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]. enterró is at rank #38,087, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈro].

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 58106, this pair ranks #67,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enteran vs enterró

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "enteran": a. Private to "enterró": ó.

"enteran" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "enterró" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enteranenetran · ennteran · entearn · enterann · enterran · entteran · etneran · neteran

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "enteran" and "enterró" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪eɾãn] versus [ẽn̪t̪eˈro]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "enteran" vs "enterró" - which ranks higher?
"enteran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,019 in our Spanish list, against #38,087 for "enterró". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "enteran" and "enterró" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enteran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enterró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enteran" and "enterró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enterró vs entierros". 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 #67,771 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