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

#4,890
“entran” frequency rank
#31,788
“extrañe” frequency rank
36678
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entran extrañe
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de entrar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de extrañar o de extrañarse.

Where the eye mixes entran and extrañe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
entran
7 ch
extrañe

Visual trap between entran and extrañe

A purely visual mix-up. entran ([ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn]) and extrañe ([eksˈt̪ɾaɲe]) 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 36678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entran is recorded at frequency rank #4,890, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn]. extrañe is at rank #31,788, tagged as averb, pronounced [eksˈt̪ɾaɲe].

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 36678, this pair ranks #179,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entran vs extrañe

Shared letters: aert. Private to "entran": n. Private to "extrañe": .

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entranenntran · enrtan · entarn · entrann · entrna · entrran · enttran · etnran

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entran" for "extrañe" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈẽn̪t̪ɾãn] versus [eksˈt̪ɾaɲe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entran" or "extrañe"?
"entran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,890 in our Spanish list, against #31,788 for "extrañe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "extrañe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #179,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entran" and "extrañe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrase vs extrañe". 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 #179,388 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