entraronvsenviaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,612
“entraron” frequency rank
#7,993
“enviaron” frequency rank
13605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entraron enviaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de entrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de enviar.

Where the eye mixes entraron and enviaron

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

8 ch
entraron
8 ch
enviaron

Visual trap between entraron and enviaron

A purely visual mix-up. entraron ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) and enviaron ([ẽmˈbjaɾõn]) 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 13605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entraron is recorded at frequency rank #5,612, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn]. enviaron is at rank #7,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽmˈbjaɾõn].

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 13605, this pair ranks #287,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of entraron vs enviaron

Shared letters: aenor. Private to "entraron": t. Private to "enviaron": iv.

"entraron" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCVC  ·  "enviaron" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entraron ← enntraron · enrtaron · entarron · entraorn · entrarno · entraronn · entrarron · entrraon
  • enviaron ← enbiaron · enivaron · ennviaron · envairon · enviaorn · enviarno · enviaronn · enviarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entraron" for "enviaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪ˈt̪ɾaɾõn] versus [ẽmˈbjaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "entraron" or "enviaron"?
"entraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,612 in our Spanish list, against #7,993 for "enviaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entraron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enviaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #287,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entraron" and "enviaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entrarían vs entraron". 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 #287,224 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