Which to use
“entraban” and “entrarían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,671
- “entraban” frequency rank
- #47,106
- “entrarían” frequency rank
- 67777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entraban | entrarían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entrabar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de entrar. |
Where the eye mixes entraban and entrarían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entraban runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against entrarían's 9 (VCCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between entraban and entrarían
A purely visual mix-up. entraban ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]) and entrarían ([ẽn̪t̪ɾaˈɾiãn]) 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 67777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entraban is recorded at frequency rank #20,671, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn]. entrarían is at rank #47,106, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾaˈɾiãn].
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 67777, this pair ranks #36,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entraban vs entrarían
Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entraban": b. Private to "entrarían": í.
"entraban" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC · "entrarían" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- entraban ← enntraban · enrtaban · entarban · entraabn · entrabann · entrabban · entrabna · entravan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entraban" and "entrarían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entraban" or "entrarían" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "entraban" and "entrarían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entraban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "entrarían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entraban" and "entrarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrarán vs entrarían". 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 #36,251 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.