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.
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?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "enterraron" or "entraron" show up more?
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.