Which to use
“enterrar” and “enterró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,606
- “enterrar” frequency rank
- #38,087
- “enterró” frequency rank
- 53693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterrar | enterró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Colocar algo o alguien debajo de tierra. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterrar. |
Where the eye mixes enterrar and enterró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enterrar and enterró
A purely visual mix-up. enterrar ([ẽn̪t̪eˈraɾ]) and enterró ([ẽn̪t̪eˈro]) 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 53693, 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]. enterró is at rank #38,087, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈro].
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 53693, this pair ranks #86,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enterrar vs enterró
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "enterrar": a. Private to "enterró": ó.
"enterrar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "enterró" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- enterrar ← enetrrar · ennterrar · enterrarr · enterrra · entrerar · entterrar · etnerrar · neterrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enterrar" and "enterró" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enterrar" vs "enterró" - 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 "enterrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enterró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterrar" and "enterró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enterró vs entierros". 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 #86,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.