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

#42,421
“entereza” frequency rank
#1,769
“entrega” frequency rank
44190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entereza entrega
Definition Integridad, perfección. Acción de entregar.

Where the eye mixes entereza and entrega

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entereza runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against entrega's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
entereza
7 ch
entrega

Look-alike desk: entereza vs entrega

A purely visual mix-up. entereza ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾesa]) and entrega ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞a]) 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 44190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entereza is recorded at frequency rank #42,421, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈɾesa]. entrega is at rank #1,769, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞a].

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 44190, this pair ranks #138,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entereza vs entrega

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entereza": z. Private to "entrega": g.

"entereza" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "entrega" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entereza ← enetreza · enntereza · enteerza · entereaz · enterezza · enterreza · enterzea · entreeza
  • entrega ← enntrega · enrtega · enterga · entreag · entregga · entrgea · entrrega · enttrega

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entereza" and "entrega" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈɾesa] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾeɣ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entereza" or "entrega" show up more?
"entrega" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,769 in our Spanish list, against #42,421 for "entereza". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entereza" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entrega" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #138,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entereza" and "entrega" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enteraba vs entereza". 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 #138,444 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