enterarvsentérateWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
enterar
8 ch
entérate

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

  • enterarenetrar · ennterar · entearr · enterarr · entrear · entterar · etnerar · neterar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enterar" and "entérate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾ] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪eɾat̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enterar" or "entérate" show up more?
"enterar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,353 in our Spanish list, against #37,068 for "entérate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list