entrarvsentraseWhich spelling fits?

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

#741
“entrar” frequency rank
#49,614
“entrase” frequency rank
50355
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entrar entrase
Definition Ir o pasar de fuera adentro. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de entrar.

Where the eye mixes entrar and entrase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entrar runs 6 letters (VCCCVC) against entrase's 7 (VCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
entrar
7 ch
entrase

Visual trap between entrar and entrase

A purely visual mix-up. entrar ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]) and entrase ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾase]) 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 50355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entrar is recorded at frequency rank #741, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ]. 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 50355, this pair ranks #103,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entrar vs entrase

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

"entrar" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC  ·  "entrase" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entrar ← enntrar · enrtar · entarr · entrarr · entrra · entrrar · enttrar · etnrar
  • entrase ← enntrase · enrtase · entarse · entrace · entraes · entrasse · entrrase · entrsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "entrar" and "entrase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾ] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entrar" vs "entrase" - which ranks higher?
"entrar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #741 in our Spanish list, against #49,614 for "entrase". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entrar" 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 #103,652 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entrar" 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 #103,652 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