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

#23,045
“entraría” frequency rank
#5,612
“entraron” frequency rank
28657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entraría entraron
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de entrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de entrar.

Where the eye mixes entraría and entraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. entraría (VCCCVCVV) and entraron (VCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
entraría
8 ch
entraron

Visual trap between entraría and entraron

A purely visual mix-up. entraría ([ẽn̪t̪ɾaˈɾia]) and entraron ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entraría is recorded at frequency rank #23,045, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾaˈɾia]. entraron is at rank #5,612, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn].

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 28657, this pair ranks #220,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entraría vs entraron

Shared letters: aenrt. Private to "entraría": í. Private to "entraron": o.

"entraría" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVV  ·  "entraron" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entraron ← enntraron · enrtaron · entarron · entraorn · entrarno · entraronn · entrarron · entrraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entraría" for "entraron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ɾaˈɾia] versus [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entraría" or "entraron"?
"entraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,612 in our Spanish list, against #23,045 for "entraría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entraría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #220,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entraría" and "entraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entraría 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 #220,914 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