Which to use
“entregaban” and “entregará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,206
- “entregaban” frequency rank
- #17,129
- “entregará” frequency rank
- 56335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entregaban | entregará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de entregar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de entregar o de entregarse. |
Where the eye mixes entregaban and entregará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. entregaban runs 10 letters (VCCCVCVCVC) against entregará's 9 (VCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entregaban with entregará
A purely visual mix-up. entregaban ([ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entregaban is recorded at frequency rank #39,206, classified as averb, pronounced [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. 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 56335, this pair ranks #75,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of entregaban vs entregará
Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "entregaban": b. Private to "entregará": á.
"entregaban" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCVCVC · "entregará" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- entregaban ← enntregaban · enrtegaban · entergaban · entreagban · entregaabn · entregabann · entregabban · entregabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "entregaban" and "entregará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "entregaban" vs "entregará" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "entregaban" and "entregará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "entregaban" 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 #75,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entregaban" and "entregará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "entregaban vs entrenaba". 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 #75,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.