enteraronvsentregaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,661
“enteraron” frequency rank
#11,570
“entregaron” frequency rank
33231
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enteraron entregaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterar o de enterarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes enteraron and entregaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enteraron runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against entregaron's 10 (VCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
enteraron
10 ch
entregaron

Visual trap between enteraron and entregaron

A purely visual mix-up. enteraron ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾõn]) and entregaron ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 33231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enteraron is recorded at frequency rank #21,661, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾõn]. entregaron is at rank #11,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾõn].

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 33231, this pair ranks #197,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enteraron vs entregaron

Shared letters: aenort. Private to "enteraron": -. Private to "entregaron": g.

"enteraron" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC  ·  "entregaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enteraronenetraron · ennteraron · entearron · enteraorn · enterarno · enteraronn · enterarron · enterraon
  • entregaronenntregaron · enrtegaron · entergaron · entreagron · entregaorn · entregarno · entregaronn · entregarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enteraron" and "entregaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾõn] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enteraron" or "entregaron" show up more?
"entregaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,570 in our Spanish list, against #21,661 for "enteraron". 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 "enteraron" and "entregaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enteraron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #197,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enteraron" and "entregaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encerraron vs enteraron". 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 #197,886 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