enterarvsentranConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,353
“enterar” frequency rank
#4,890
“entran” frequency rank
19243
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enterar entran
Definition Dar información a alguien. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entrar.

Where the eye mixes enterar and entran

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

7 ch
enterar
6 ch
entran

Look-alike desk: enterar vs entran

A purely visual mix-up. enterar ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾ]) and entran ([ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn]) 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 19243, 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]. entran is at rank #4,890, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn].

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 19243, this pair ranks #264,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of enterar vs entran

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "enterar": -. Private to "entran": -.

"enterar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "entran" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enterarenetrar · ennterar · entearr · enterarr · entrear · entterar · etnerar · neterar
  • entranenntran · enrtan · entarn · entrann · entrna · entrran · enttran · etnran

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enterar" and "entran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾ] versus [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enterar" or "entran" show up more?
"entran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,890 in our Spanish list, against #14,353 for "enterar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "enterar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #264,585 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enterar" and "entran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enteraba vs enterar". 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 #264,585 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