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“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.

8 ch
entraban
9 ch
entrarían

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?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaβ̞ãn] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾaˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entraban" or "entrarían" show up more?
"entraban" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,671 in our Spanish list, against #47,106 for "entrarían". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list