entrarvsentraránTell them apart

Which to use

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

#741
“entrar” frequency rank
#26,024
“entrarán” frequency rank
26765
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrar entrarán
Definition Ir o pasar de fuera adentro. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de entrar.

Where the eye mixes entrar and entrarán

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

6 ch
entrar
8 ch
entrarán

Visual trap between entrar and entrarán

A purely visual mix-up. entrar ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]) and entrarán ([ẽn̪t̪ɾaˈɾãn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “entrar” sits inside “entrarán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entrar is recorded at frequency rank #741, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. entrarán is at rank #26,024, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾaˈɾãn].

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 26765, this pair ranks #230,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entrar vs entrarán

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entrar": -. Private to "entrarán": á.

"entrar" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "entrarán" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entrar ← enntrar · enrtar · entarr · entrarr · entrra · entrrar · enttrar · etnrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entrar" for "entrarán" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾaˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "entrar" or "entrarán" show up more?
"entrar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #741 in our Spanish list, against #26,024 for "entrarán". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entrarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #230,068 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entrar" and "entrarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrarán vs entrarían". 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 #230,068 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