Which to use
“enterar” and “entérate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,353
- “enterar” frequency rank
- #37,068
- “entérate” frequency rank
- 51421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterar | entérate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar información a alguien. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de enterarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes enterar and entérate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: enterar vs entérate
A purely visual mix-up. enterar ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾ]) 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 51421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enterar is recorded at frequency rank #14,353, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾ]. 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 51421, this pair ranks #97,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enterar vs entérate
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "enterar": -. Private to "entérate": é.
"enterar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "entérate" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enterar ← enetrar · ennterar · entearr · enterarr · entrear · entterar · etnerar · neterar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enterar" and "entérate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enterar" or "entérate" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enterar" 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 #97,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterar" 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 #97,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.