Which to use
“entierro” and “entierros” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,844
- “entierro” frequency rank
- #41,887
- “entierros” frequency rank
- 52731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entierro | entierros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto o resultado de enterrar. | Forma del plural de entierro. |
Where the eye mixes entierro and entierros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: entierro vs entierros
A purely visual mix-up. entierro ([ẽn̪ˈt̪jero]) and entierros ([ẽn̪ˈt̪jeros]) 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 extra letter(s) - “entierro” sits inside “entierros”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entierro is recorded at frequency rank #10,844, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪jero]. 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 52731, this pair ranks #91,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entierro vs entierros
Shared letters: einort. Private to "entierro": -. Private to "entierros": s.
"entierro" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCCV · "entierros" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entierro" for "entierros" ever safe?
Which is more common, "entierro" or "entierros"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "entierro" 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 #91,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entierro" and "entierros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entierran 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 #91,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.