enterarsevsentérateConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,661
“enterarse” frequency rank
#37,068
“entérate” frequency rank
47729
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enterarse entérate
Definition Recibir u obtener información nueva sobre algo. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de enterarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes enterarse and entérate

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

9 ch
enterarse
8 ch
entérate

Look-alike desk: enterarse vs entérate

A purely visual mix-up. enterarse ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾse]) 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 47729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enterarse is recorded at frequency rank #10,661, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾse]. 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 47729, this pair ranks #118,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enterarse vs entérate

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "enterarse": s. Private to "entérate": é.

"enterarse" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "entérate" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enterarseenetrarse · ennterarse · entearrse · enterarce · enterares · enterarrse · enterarsse · enterasre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "enterarse" for "entérate" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾaɾse] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪eɾat̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "enterarse" or "entérate"?
"enterarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,661 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 "enterarse" 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 #118,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enterarse" 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 #118,448 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