Which to use
“entierran” is a verb and “entierros” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,808
- “entierran” frequency rank
- #41,887
- “entierros” frequency rank
- 82695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entierran | entierros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de enterrar. | Forma del plural de entierro. |
Where the eye mixes entierran and entierros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entierran and entierros follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between entierran and entierros
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entierran is [ẽn̪ˈt̪jerãn] while entierros is [ẽn̪ˈt̪jeros]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entierran is recorded at frequency rank #40,808, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪jerãn]. entierros is at rank #41,887, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪jeros].
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 82695, this pair ranks #8,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entierran vs entierros
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "entierran": a. Private to "entierros": os.
"entierran" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "entierros" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entierran" for "entierros" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entierran" or "entierros"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entierran" and "entierros" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entierran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entierros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entierran" and "entierros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encierren vs entierran". 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 #8,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.