entrantevsentraseTell them apart

Quick tell: entrante is a adjective, entrase is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“entrante” is an adjective and “entrase” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,958
“entrante” frequency rank
#49,614
“entrase” frequency rank
67572
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrante entrase
Definition Que esta entrando o que puede entrar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de entrar.

Where the eye mixes entrante and entrase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
entrante
7 ch
entrase

Look-alike desk: entrante vs entrase

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entrante is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾãn̪t̪e] while entrase is [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾase]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67572, 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]. entrase is at rank #49,614, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾase].

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 67572, this pair ranks #36,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of entrante vs entrase

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

"entrante" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV  ·  "entrase" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entranteenntrante · enrtante · entarnte · entranet · entrannte · entrantte · entratne · entrnate
  • entraseenntrase · enrtase · entarse · entrace · entraes · entrasse · entrrase · entrsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entrante" and "entrase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "entrante" is an adjective and "entrase" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "entrante" or "entrase"?
"entrante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,958 in our Spanish list, against #49,614 for "entrase". 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 "entrase" 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 "entrase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entrante" and "entrase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enteraste 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 #36,763 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