enterarvsentregarWhich spelling fits?

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

#14,353
“enterar” frequency rank
#3,552
“entregar” frequency rank
17905
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enterar entregar
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Where the eye mixes enterar and entregar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
enterar
8 ch
entregar

Visual trap between enterar and entregar

A purely visual mix-up. enterar ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾ]) and entregar ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 17905, 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]. entregar is at rank #3,552, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ].

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 17905, this pair ranks #270,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of enterar vs entregar

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "enterar": -. Private to "entregar": g.

"enterar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "entregar" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enterarenetrar · ennterar · entearr · enterarr · entrear · entterar · etnerar · neterar
  • entregarenntregar · enrtegar · entergar · entreagr · entregarr · entreggar · entregra · entrgear

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enterar" and "entregar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾ] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "enterar" vs "entregar" - which ranks higher?
"entregar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,552 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enterar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #270,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enterar" and "entregar" 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 #270,178 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