entierranvsentierrosConfusable pair

Quick tell: entierran is a verb, entierros is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

9 ch
entierran
9 ch
entierros

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

  • entierraneniterran · enntierran · enteirran · entieran · entierarn · entierrann · entierrna · entireran
  • entierroseniterros · enntierros · enteirros · entierors · entieros · entierross · entierrso · entireros

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entierran" for "entierros" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entierran" is a verb and "entierros" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "entierran" or "entierros"?
"entierran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,808 in our Spanish list, against #41,887 for "entierros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list