enterastevsentérateWhich spelling fits?

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

#37,588
“enteraste” frequency rank
#37,068
“entérate” frequency rank
74656
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enteraste entérate
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterar o de enterarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de enterarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the eye mixes enteraste and entérate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
enteraste
8 ch
entérate

Visual trap between enteraste and entérate

A purely visual mix-up. enteraste ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾast̪e]) 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 74656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enteraste is recorded at frequency rank #37,588, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾast̪e]. 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 74656, this pair ranks #20,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of enteraste vs entérate

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

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enterasteenetraste · ennteraste · entearste · enteraset · enterasste · enterastte · enteratse · enterraste

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "enteraste" for "entérate" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾast̪e] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪eɾat̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "enteraste" vs "entérate" - which ranks higher?
"entérate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,068 in our Spanish list, against #37,588 for "enteraste". 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 "enteraste" 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 #20,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enteraste" and "entérate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enteraste 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 #20,931 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