entregabavsentregaráConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#28,357
“entregaba” frequency rank
#17,129
“entregará” frequency rank
45486
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature entregaba entregará
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse.

Where the eye mixes entregaba and entregará

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entregaba and entregará follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
entregaba
9 ch
entregará

Look-alike desk: entregaba vs entregará

A purely visual mix-up. entregaba ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and entregará ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾa]) 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 45486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

entregaba is recorded at frequency rank #28,357, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. entregará is at rank #17,129, tagged as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾa].

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 45486, this pair ranks #131,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of entregaba vs entregará

Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "entregaba": b. Private to "entregará": á.

"entregaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV  ·  "entregará" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • entregaba ← enntregaba · enrtegaba · entergaba · entreagba · entregaab · entregabba · entregava · entregbaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "entregaba" for "entregará" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞a] versus [ẽn̪t̪ɾeɣ̞aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "entregaba" vs "entregará" - which ranks higher?
"entregará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,129 in our Spanish list, against #28,357 for "entregaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "entregaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "entregará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #131,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "entregaba" and "entregará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enteraba vs entregaba". 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 #131,187 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