entradavsentrañasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“entrada” and “entrañas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#892
“entrada” frequency rank
#16,326
“entrañas” frequency rank
17218
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrada entrañas
Definition Ticket o boleto; credencial, billete o documento que autoriza a entrar en un evento, espectáculo o lugar. Lo más oculto y escondido.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set entrada and entrañas apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
entrada
8 ch
entrañas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. entrada ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a]) and entrañas ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɲas]) 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 17218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entrada is recorded at frequency rank #892, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a]. entrañas is at rank #16,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɲas].

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 17218, this pair ranks #273,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entrada vs entrañas

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entrada": d. Private to "entrañas": .

"entrada" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV  ·  "entrañas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entradaenntrada · enrtada · entarda · entraad · entradda · entrdaa · entrrada · enttrada

Frequency comparison

entrada#892
entrañas#16,326

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entrada" and "entrañas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɲas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entrada" or "entrañas"?
"entrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #892 in our Spanish list, against #16,326 for "entrañas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering entrada vs entrañas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “entrada” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list