entrañasvsentrantesTell them apart

Quick tell: entrañas is a noun, entrantes is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“entrañas” is a noun and “entrantes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,326
“entrañas” frequency rank
#39,205
“entrantes” frequency rank
55531
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrañas entrantes
Definition Lo más oculto y escondido. Forma del plural de entrante.

Where the eye mixes entrañas and entrantes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entrañas runs 8 letters (VCCCVCVC) against entrantes's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
entrañas
9 ch
entrantes

Look-alike desk: entrañas vs entrantes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entrañas is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɲas] while entrantes is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪es]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entrañas is recorded at frequency rank #16,326, classified as anoun, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɲas]. entrantes is at rank #39,205, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪es].

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 55531, this pair ranks #78,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of entrañas vs entrantes

Shared letters: aenrst. Private to "entrañas": ñ. Private to "entrantes": -.

"entrañas" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "entrantes" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entrantes ← enntrantes · enrtantes · entarntes · entranets · entranntes · entrantess · entrantse · entranttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entrañas" and "entrantes" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entrañas" is a noun and "entrantes" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "entrañas" vs "entrantes" - which ranks higher?
"entrañas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,326 in our Spanish list, against #39,205 for "entrantes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entrañas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entrantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,455 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entrañas" and "entrantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrantes vs errantes". 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 #78,455 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