entrantevsentrantesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,958
“entrante” frequency rank
#39,205
“entrantes” frequency rank
57163
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrante entrantes
Definition Que esta entrando o que puede entrar. Forma del plural de entrante.

Where the eye mixes entrante and entrantes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
entrante
9 ch
entrantes

Visual trap between entrante and entrantes

A purely visual mix-up. entrante ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e]) and entrantes ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪es]) 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 extra letter(s) - “entrante” sits inside “entrantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entrante is recorded at frequency rank #17,958, classified as anadj, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e]. 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 57163, this pair ranks #71,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of entrante vs entrantes

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entrante": -. Private to "entrantes": s.

"entrante" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV  ·  "entrantes" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entranteenntrante · enrtante · entarnte · entranet · entrannte · entrantte · entratne · entrnate
  • entrantesenntrantes · enrtantes · entarntes · entranets · entranntes · entrantess · entrantse · entranttes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "entrante" and "entrantes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entrante" vs "entrantes" - which ranks higher?
"entrante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,958 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

Eye-level mix-up between "entrante" and "entrantes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "entrante" 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 #71,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entrante" 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 #71,581 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