enterraronvsentraronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,020
“enterraron” frequency rank
#5,612
“entraron” frequency rank
41632
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enterraron entraron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de entrar.

Where the eye mixes enterraron and entraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. enterraron runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCVC) against entraron's 8 (VCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
enterraron
8 ch
entraron

Look-alike desk: enterraron vs entraron

A purely visual mix-up. enterraron ([ẽn̪t̪eˈraɾõn]) and entraron ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enterraron is recorded at frequency rank #36,020, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈraɾõn]. entraron is at rank #5,612, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn].

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 41632, this pair ranks #152,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enterraron vs entraron

Shared letters: aenort. Private to "enterraron": -. Private to "entraron": -.

"enterraron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC  ·  "entraron" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enterraron ← enetrraron · ennterraron · enterraorn · enterrarno · enterraronn · enterrarron · enterrraon · entreraron
  • entraron ← enntraron · enrtaron · entarron · entraorn · entrarno · entraronn · entrarron · entrraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enterraron" and "entraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪eˈraɾõn] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enterraron" or "entraron" show up more?
"entraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,612 in our Spanish list, against #36,020 for "enterraron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enterraron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #152,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enterraron" and "entraron" 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 #152,600 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