Which to use
“enterró” and “entierra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,087
- “enterró” frequency rank
- #39,731
- “entierra” frequency rank
- 77818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enterró | entierra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enterrar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enterrar. |
Where the eye mixes enterró and entierra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: enterró vs entierra
A purely visual mix-up. enterró ([ẽn̪t̪eˈro]) and entierra ([ẽn̪ˈt̪jera]) 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 77818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enterró is recorded at frequency rank #38,087, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪eˈro]. entierra is at rank #39,731, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪jera].
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 77818, this pair ranks #15,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enterró vs entierra
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "enterró": ó. Private to "entierra": ai.
"enterró" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "entierra" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entierra ← eniterra · enntierra · enteirra · entiera · entierar · entirera · enttierra · etnierra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enterró" for "entierra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enterró" or "entierra"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "enterró" and "entierra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enterró" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entierra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enterró" and "entierra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entierra 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 #15,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.