entradavsentranTell them apart

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

Which to use

“entrada” is a noun and “entran” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#892
“entrada” frequency rank
#4,890
“entran” frequency rank
5782
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrada entran
Definition Ticket o boleto; credencial, billete o documento que autoriza a entrar en un evento, espectáculo o lugar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entrar.

Where the eye mixes entrada and entran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
entrada
6 ch
entran

Look-alike desk: entrada vs entran

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entrada is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a] while entran is [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entrada is recorded at frequency rank #892, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a]. entran is at rank #4,890, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn].

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 5782, this pair ranks #312,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entrada vs entran

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entrada": d. Private to "entran": -.

"entrada" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "entran" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entradaenntrada · enrtada · entarda · entraad · entradda · entrdaa · entrrada · enttrada
  • entranenntran · enrtan · entarn · entrann · entrna · entrran · enttran · etnran

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entrada" and "entran" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entrada" is a noun and "entran" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "entrada" or "entran"?
"entrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #892 in our Spanish list, against #4,890 for "entran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #312,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entrada" and "entran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entran vs entrase". 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 #312,674 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