Which to use
“enterar” and “enterró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,353
- “enterar” frequency rank
- #38,087
- “enterró” frequency rank
- 52440
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterar | enterró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar información a alguien. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterrar. |
Where the eye mixes enterar and enterró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: enterar vs enterró
A purely visual mix-up. enterar ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾ]) 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 52440, 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]. 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 52440, this pair ranks #92,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enterar vs enterró
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "enterar": a. Private to "enterró": ó.
"enterar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "enterró" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enterar ← enetrar · ennterar · entearr · enterarr · entrear · entterar · etnerar · neterar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enterar" and "enterró" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enterar" vs "enterró" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "enterró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterar" 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 #92,676 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.