entradavsentrasWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#892
“entrada” frequency rank
#9,981
“entras” frequency rank
10873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrada entras
Definition Ticket o boleto; credencial, billete o documento que autoriza a entrar en un evento, espectáculo o lugar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de entrar.

Where the eye mixes entrada and entras

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

7 ch
entrada
6 ch
entras

Why the eye confuses entrada with entras

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entrada is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a] while entras is [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾas]. 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 10873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entrada is recorded at frequency rank #892, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾað̞a]. entras is at rank #9,981, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾas].

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 10873, this pair ranks #297,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entrada vs entras

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entrada": d. Private to "entras": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entradaenntrada · enrtada · entarda · entraad · entradda · entrdaa · entrrada · enttrada
  • entrasenntras · enrtas · entars · entrass · entrras · entrsa · enttras · etnras

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entrada" and "entras" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entrada" is a noun and "entras" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "entrada" vs "entras" - which ranks higher?
"entrada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #892 in our Spanish list, against #9,981 for "entras". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entrada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entrada" and "entras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entras 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 #297,075 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