Which to use
“enterrado” and “enterraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,289
- “enterrado” frequency rank
- #36,020
- “enterraron” frequency rank
- 45309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterrado | enterraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de enterrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterrar. |
Where the eye mixes enterrado and enterraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enterrado and enterraron
A purely visual mix-up. enterrado ([ẽn̪t̪eˈrað̞o]) and enterraron ([ẽn̪t̪eˈraɾõn]) 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 45309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enterrado is recorded at frequency rank #9,289, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈrað̞o]. enterraron is at rank #36,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈraɾõn].
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 45309, this pair ranks #132,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enterrado vs enterraron
Shared letters: aenort. Private to "enterrado": d. Private to "enterraron": -.
"enterrado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "enterraron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enterrado ← enetrrado · ennterrado · enterardo · enterraddo · enterraod · enterrdao · entrerado · entterrado
- enterraron ← enetrraron · ennterraron · enterraorn · enterrarno · enterraronn · enterrarron · enterrraon · entreraron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enterrado" and "enterraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enterrado" vs "enterraron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enterrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enterraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterrado" and "enterraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encerraron vs enterraron". 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 #132,169 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.