Which to use
“enterrar” and “enterraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,606
- “enterrar” frequency rank
- #36,020
- “enterraron” frequency rank
- 51626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterrar | enterraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Colocar algo o alguien debajo de tierra. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterrar. |
Where the eye mixes enterrar and enterraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enterrar and enterraron
A purely visual mix-up. enterrar ([ẽn̪t̪eˈraɾ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “enterrar” sits inside “enterraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enterrar is recorded at frequency rank #15,606, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈraɾ]. 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 51626, this pair ranks #96,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enterrar vs enterraron
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "enterrar": -. Private to "enterraron": o.
"enterrar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "enterraron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enterrar ← enetrrar · ennterrar · enterrarr · enterrra · entrerar · entterrar · etnerrar · neterrar
- enterraron ← enetrraron · ennterraron · enterraorn · enterrarno · enterraronn · enterrarron · enterrraon · entreraron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enterrar" and "enterraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enterrar" vs "enterraron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enterrar" 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 #96,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterrar" 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 #96,953 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.